UNSPSC 50372213: Canned or jarred organic patriot blueberries

The variety of organic blueberries known as organic patriot blueberries that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50372213 Canned or jarred organic patriot blueberries is a Commodity code covering shelf-stable canned and jarred fruit products procured by state and local governments for institutional food service, including schools, correctional facilities, senior centers, and health and human services facilities. The recent opportunities reveal that while the code nominally specifies organic patriot blueberries, state and local jurisdictions are actually soliciting a much broader range of canned and jarred fruits under this classification — canned applesauce dominates the recent record, with Oregon Department of Corrections posting two separate ITBs (May 2026 and July 2026) for approximately 1,904 and 4,760 cases respectively, and Texas HHSC, Texas TDCJ, and Connecticut's Bridgeport Board of Education all procuring mixed canned fruit and vegetable commodities as part of larger food service contracts. Issuing bodies are predominantly state departments (Oregon DOC, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Texas HHSC, Texas Comptroller on behalf of TDCJ, State of Georgia) and county or municipal school districts (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Hancock County Board of Education, Austin Independent School District, City of Bridgeport Board of Education), with health and human services agencies also represented. Contracts typically award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder on a unit-price basis with firm fixed pricing for the contract term, and several jurisdictions apply state-of-origin preferences (Oregon's 5% combined preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and Oregon-based vendors; Connecticut and Bridgeport's Buy American requirements under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act requiring 51% domestic content for processed products).

Geographic activity spans multiple regions with the strongest recent volume in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon DOC's two large applesauce procurements totaling approximately 6,664 cases over May and July 2026), the Southwest and South-Central (Texas HHSC, TDCJ, and Austin ISD), and the Southeast (Gwinnett County, Hancock County, and State of Georgia). Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with bids due July 31, 2026, awarded historically to Robbins Sales at $21.84 per case; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable food items (including canned proteins and vegetables) due October 19, 2026; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products supplying the El Paso State Supported Living Center and available to DSHS statewide, with proposals due July 13, 2026 and a prior-period contract value of $1.5 million. Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy has posted multiple quarterly solicitations (June and August 2026) for weekly food orders under both brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications, indicating recurring institutional demand. Delivery is predominantly FOB Destination with prepaid transportation, and contract terms typically run one to two years with renewal options; most jurisdictions require three or more vendor references, USDA compliance certification, and commercial general liability insurance of $1 million per occurrence.