UNSPSC 50373300: Canned or jarred organic grapefruit

A large citrus fruit with a bitter yellow rind and inner skin and a highly flavored somewhat acid juicy pulp produced by a small roundheaded tree (citrus paradisi) that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50373300 Canned or jarred organic grapefruit is a Class code that encompasses prepared and preserved fruit products state and local governments procure for institutional food service—primarily school nutrition programs, state correctional facilities, health and human services agencies, and municipal food operations. The recent opportunities reflect a divergence between the code's nominal scope and actual purchasing: state and local buyers are actively soliciting canned and jarred fruit products (applesauce, pears, and mixed canned fruits), dried fruit bars and crisps, and fresh produce under this taxonomy, but organic grapefruit itself does not appear in current activity. State and local issuing bodies span school districts (Austin ISD, Hancock County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Liberty County Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, and Dallas ISD), state correctional and health agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and county boards of education (Muscogee County, Douglas County). School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, often sourcing bulk commodity fruit products through IFB and RFP processes on annual contract cycles. Institutional buyers emphasize USDA compliance, Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed products), firm fixed pricing, and delivery to central distribution or warehouse facilities.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and Southwest—Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Oregon, and Connecticut post the highest volume of recent solicitations. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with a response deadline of July 31, 2026, priced historically at $21.84 per case; Austin Independent School District RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps due July 16, 2026; Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products (including canned fruit) for the El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026, with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million; and Hancock County Board of Education IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items including multiple apple varieties, berries, and citrus, due June 26, 2026. Delivery typically occurs FOB destination with transportation prepaid, contracts run annual cycles aligned to fiscal or school years, and evaluation favors lowest responsive bidder meeting specifications. Insurance requirements range from $500,000 to $2 million in commercial general liability depending on the issuing body, and many solicitations apply Oregon, Texas, Georgia, or Connecticut vendor-preference or local-buy policies where allowed.