UNSPSC 50375901: Canned or jarred organic foothill pomegranates

The variety of organic pomegranates known as organic foothill pomegranates that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50375901 Canned or jarred organic foothill pomegranates (Commodity) represents a narrow specialty food category that state and local governments buy as part of broader food-service procurement for public institutions including schools, correctional facilities, senior centers, and state-supported living centers. While the code name specifies organic pomegranates, recent solicitations under this code show state and local buyers purchasing shelf-stable canned and jarred fruit products more broadly—applesauce, dried fruit bars, and mixed canned vegetables alongside proteins and grains—as components of large institutional food contracts. Issuing bodies include county school districts, state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, city boards of education, and county senior services departments. Award is typically made to the lowest responsive bidder on a per-unit or per-case basis, with contracts running 12 months or longer and renewal options common.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Oregon, Texas, Illinois, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two separate ITBs for canned applesauce (approximately 1,900 cases in May 2026 and 4,760 cases in July 2026, both delivered to Salem), with a historical price of $21.84 per case and a 5 percent preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and Oregon-headquartered vendors; Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited fresh produce with over 200 line items for the 2026-27 school year (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026); and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission released a supplemental food and consumables IFB covering 210 line items for state hospitals and state supported living centers statewide (HHS0016792V2, due March 19, 2026, with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia sought approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items for the Department of Community Services (IFB PE77023NONST2027000000782, due October 19, 2026), and the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office posted multiple weekly food-order contracts for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy on brand-specific and brand-or-equal bases. Buy American provisions and domestic-content requirements appear in school nutrition and state-facility solicitations; most contracts require firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery, general liability insurance of $1 million or higher, and 30-day payment terms.