UNSPSC 50374701: Canned or jarred organic black mulberries

The variety of organic mulberries known as organic black mulberries that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50374701 Canned or jarred organic black mulberries is a Commodity code that covers shelf-stable, canned or jarred organic black mulberries for institutional food service. State and local governments buying under this code procure bulk packaged fruit products—typically as line items within larger food-supply solicitations serving schools, corrections facilities, senior centers, state hospitals, and other public institutions. The work spans informal written quotes (IWQ) for small-quantity food purchases at county senior centers, quarterly and weekly food orders at state veterans homes and state supported living centers, invitations for bid (IFB) on fresh and processed produce for school nutrition programs, and comprehensive commodity awards to supply multiple state warehouses and distribution centers. Issuing bodies include county boards of education, county senior services departments, state departments of corrections and health and human services, school districts, and state procurement offices acting on behalf of multiple state agencies. Recent solicitations show that state and local governments rarely call out canned or jarred organic black mulberries as a standalone line item; instead, they appear as one of dozens to hundreds of commodity options within broader food-supply or fresh-produce contracts where vendors are expected to respond to as many line items as practical under "brand or equal" or brand-specific product specifications.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut based on recent opportunity postings from June through October 2026. The Oregon Department of Corrections has issued multiple invitations for bid on canned fruit applesauce (a similar canned-fruit commodity) with 5 percent preferences for Oregon-fabricated goods and Oregon-resident bidders; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office runs quarterly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy with brand-specific and brand-or-equal tracks; Gwinnett County, Georgia, Hancock County Schools in Georgia, and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut have posted recent fresh-produce and commodity food solicitations with Buy American provisions and firm fixed-price requirements. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued a $4.5 million supplemental food and consumables IFB covering 210 line items for state hospitals and state supported living centers with a response deadline that passed in March 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued an IFB for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic areas with an extended deadline of May 4, 2026. Canned or jarred organic black mulberries, as a premium organic product, sees limited standalone demand; participation in multi-item commodity contracts with large institutional buyers offers the most practical entry point, particularly where vendors can meet organic certification, USDA compliance, shelf-life, and FOB destination delivery requirements within firm fixed-price structures.