UNSPSC 50372801: Canned or jarred organic hudson bay currants

The variety of organic currants known as organic hudson bay currants that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50372801 Canned or jarred organic Hudson Bay currants is a Commodity code that in practice captures state and local procurement of shelf-stable fruit products for institutional food service, though the recent opportunities under this code show little activity specifically for currants. State and local issuing bodies — county school systems, state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, city and county nutritional service programs, and independent school districts — are buying canned and jarred fruit products including applesauce, mixed fruits, and specialty fruit items for inmate meals, elderly nutrition programs, student cafeterias, and state-facility food service. The work involves responding to competitive bids and proposals with firm unit pricing, meeting USDA commodity specifications and FDA compliance standards, maintaining minimum shelf life requirements (typically one year), providing delivery to designated warehouse or facility locations on FOB Destination terms with transportation prepaid, and furnishing product certifications, vendor references, and liability insurance. Many solicitations bundle currants and similar canned fruits with broader categories of shelf-stable proteins, vegetables, and prepared items rather than isolating fruit products alone.

Recent activity appears across Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Connecticut, and elsewhere. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued competitive bids for canned applesauce in both May 2026 (ITB S2910000016975, 1,904 cases, due June 2) and July 2026 (ITB S-29100-00017453, 4,760 cases, due July 31), with Oregon-goods and resident-bidder preferences of 5 percent each. Texas Health and Human Services Commission procured supplemental food and consumables for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (IFB HHS0016792v2, bid deadline March 19, 2026, maximum potential value $4.5 million over three years), and separately solicited food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026, historical value $1.5 million annually). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice through the Comptroller's office issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five geographic distribution areas (extended response due May 4, 2026). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia requested informal written quotes for shelf-stable food items including canned products for senior services (IFQ 140229, due October 19, 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia bid fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026). The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office solicited weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy on both brand-specific and brand-or-equal terms in multiple fiscal quarters (proposals due August 24 and June 17, 2026). This code shows activity primarily in institutional food service procurement rather than consumer retail distribution.