UNSPSC 50372008: Canned or jarred organic loganberries

The variety of organic blackberries known as organic loganberries that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50372008 Canned or jarred organic loganberries is a Commodity code that state and local governments buy primarily as part of broader food service and nutrition procurement activity—canned and jarred fruit items appear alongside shelf-stable proteins, vegetables, grains, and condiments in bids for institutional food supply rather than as standalone line items. Recent solicitations span school districts, county boards of education, state departments of corrections, health and human services agencies, and municipal school nutrition centers. The work being solicited includes institutional foodservice provision, with canned fruit (applesauce, berries, and generic canned fruits) purchased in case quantities—typically hundreds to thousands of cases—for delivery to central distribution centers, state-supported living centers, schools, senior services facilities, and correctional institutions. Vendors must meet USDA commodity specifications, FDA standards, and shelf-life minimums (commonly one year), maintain commercial general liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $2,000,000, comply with Buy American provisions where applicable (51 percent domestic content for processed products), and deliver FOB destination with prepaid freight on firm, fixed pricing that remains constant through the contract term unless indexed to the Consumer Price Index or approved by the purchasing body.

Recent activity appears across Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted repeated ITBs for canned applesauce (notably in May 2026 and July 2026, with bids due June 2 and July 31 respectively), offering a combined 10 percent preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and Oregon-headquartered bidders; historical pricing for applesauce has been approximately $21.82 to $21.84 per case. The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office solicited weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy multiple times (June, and August 2026, with August response due August 24), using both brand-specific and brand-or-equal specification approaches. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued a broad IFB in May 2026 (due March 19) covering 210 food and consumable line items for state hospitals and state supported living centers statewide, with a maximum potential value of $4,500,000 over three years. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) requested fresh produce bids in June 2026 due June 26, and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) solicited informal written quotes in October 2026 (due October 19) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables. Austin Independent School District issued an RFP in June 2026 (due July 16) for dried fruit bars and apple crisps, and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Board of Education Nutrition Center requested commodity bids due June 26, 2026, across 115 line items under the Buy American Provision. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller of Public Accounts, issued a broad cafeteria food IFB covering 382 line items (response deadline extended to May 4, 2026) for delivery to six TDCJ distribution points across Texas, with awards made by line item based on best value.