UNSPSC 50374700: Canned or jarred organic mulberries

Any of a genus (morus of the family moraceae, the mulberry family) of trees with an edible usually purple multiple fruit that is an aggregate of juicy one-seeded drupes that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50374700 Canned or jarred organic mulberries is a Class code. State and local governments soliciting under this code are actually buying shelf-stable canned and jarred fruit products—applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, and broader commodity food categories—for food service operations serving correctional facilities, state hospitals, state-supported living centers, school nutrition programs, and county senior services. Recent opportunities show a mix of single-item procurements (canned applesauce by the case for prisons and corrections departments) and line-item components within larger commodity or food-supply RFQs and IFBs covering dozens or hundreds of food products simultaneously. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and health services, state hospital and supported-living-center operators, county boards of education, city boards of education, county purchasing offices on behalf of senior services, and state health and human services commissions. The code appears to see activity primarily in larger institutional food-service contexts rather than small or specialized procurement.

Recent activity spans Oregon, Georgia, Texas, Illinois, Connecticut, and other states with no single dominant jurisdiction. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple ITBs for canned applesauce (ITB S-29100-00017453 due July 31, 2026, and S2910000016975 due June 2, 2026), both requesting roughly 1,900–4,760 cases at historical pricing near $21.83 per case with a 10 percent Oregon-goods preference and FOB destination delivery to Salem. The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office has posted recurring quarterly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (due dates June 17, 2026, and August 24, 2026, with both brand-specific and brand-or-equal variants). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued a large supplemental food and consumables IFB (HHS0016792V2, due March 19, 2026, with a three-year value up to $4.5 million) covering 210 line items including fruits and vegetables for state hospitals and supported-living centers statewide. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables and proteins (due October 19, 2026). Austin Independent School District posted an RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (due July 16, 2026). The code shows steady institutional food-service demand with firm-fixed or unit-price-based awards, prevailing wage and insurance requirements common in state procurements, and Buy American provisions for school lunch programs.