UNSPSC 50372014: Canned or jarred organic thornless hull blackberries

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

UNSPSC 50372014 Canned or jarred organic thornless hull blackberries is a Commodity code that spans state and local procurement of shelf-stable produce and prepared food items for institutional food service, including school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, state hospitals, senior services, and social services agencies. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing canned fruit applesauce, fresh produce by the case (berries, apples, vegetables), dried fruit bars, and mixed commodity food products across dozens of line items in single procurements. Issuing bodies include county boards of education and school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Austin Independent School District in Texas), state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Comptroller's office, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Chief Procurement Office), county boards of commissioners (Gwinnett County in Georgia), and municipal boards (City of Bridgeport in Connecticut). School districts and state correctional, health, and human services departments dominate recent activity, with repeated solicitations from Illinois for weekly food orders to the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy and from Oregon and Texas for canned fruit applesauce and mixed-commodity food service.

Recent procurement activity spans Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two separate ITBs for canned applesauce (approximately 1,904 cases due June 2, 2026, and 4,760 cases due July 31, 2026, at $21.84 per case historical pricing), with Oregon goods and resident-bidder preferences of 5 percent each. Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited supplemental food and consumables statewide (210 line items, maximum potential value $4.5 million over three years, response deadline March 19, 2026) and food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center ($1.5 million historical value for the prior period, due July 13, 2026). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia requested 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables (due October 19, 2026) for the Department of Community Services. The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office issued multiple brand-specific and brand-or-equal weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (proposals due August 24, 2026, and June 17, 2026). Austin Independent School District and Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited dried fruit bars and fresh produce respectively under RFP and IFB methods with June and July 2026 response dates. Texas Department of Criminal Justice requested approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic warehouse areas (response deadline extended to May 4, 2026).