UNSPSC 50375511: Canned or jarred organic sharon fruit persimmon

The variety of organic persimmons known as organic sharon fruit persimmon that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50375511 Canned or jarred organic sharon fruit persimmon is a Commodity code that in practice captures state and local procurement of shelf-stable fruit products including canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, and fresh produce for institutional food service. While the code's nominal scope is narrow, recent solicitations show state and local buyers using it to tag broader fruit and vegetable procurement across food service operations serving corrections facilities, schools, seniors, and state-supported living centers. Issuing bodies include state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, State of Georgia), county boards of education (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), independent school districts (Austin ISD), city governments (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut), and specialized state agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice). The work ranges from single-item canned-fruit buys under ITB to comprehensive multi-line-item food commodity procurements under IFB or RFP, with contract values ranging from small informal-quote buys under $100,000 to three-year comprehensive food-service contracts valued up to $4.5 million.

Recent activity spans Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Illinois, and Connecticut. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (historical price $21.84 per case, bids due July 31, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center with an estimated historical value of $1.5 million annually (proposals due July 13, 2026), the Texas Comptroller's IFB 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products to supply multiple Texas Department of Criminal Justice warehouse locations statewide (response deadline May 4, 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB #SN002-2027 for over 200 line items of fresh produce including apples, berries, and specialty items for the 2026–27 school year (bids due June 26, 2026). Oregon applies a combined 10 percent state preference (5 percent for goods fabricated or processed entirely within Oregon, 5 percent for resident bidders), and federal Buy American provisions requiring a minimum of 51 percent domestic content in processed products apply in school and certain state facility procurements. Award is typically made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder on a per-unit basis or on best-value grounds, with single or multiple awards permitted at the buyer's discretion.