UNSPSC 50376217: Canned or jarred organic purpleflowering raspberry

The variety of organic raspberries known as organic purpleflowering raspberry that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50376217 Canned or jarred organic purpleflowering raspberry is a Commodity code, yet recent state and local solicitations posted under it reflect broader canned fruit and fresh produce procurement rather than the specific organic raspberry product implied by the code name. State agencies, school districts, and regional cooperative purchasing entities are soliciting canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce bundles, and mixed food products for institutional feeding programs—detention facilities, state hospitals, school cafeterias, and nutrition centers. Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, school districts in Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, and Missouri, and multi-district cooperative purchasing vehicles dominate the recent activity, typically issuing IFBs and RFPs with response windows of two to six weeks. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted ITB S-29100-00017453 on July 10, 2026, seeking approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (sweetened or unsweetened, smooth or chunky) compliant with USDA 2011 commodity specifications, with bids due July 31, 2026 and Oregon goods and resident-bidder preferences totaling up to 10 percent available; historical pricing was $21.84 per case. Pricing is consistently firm, fixed, and quoted per unit with all transportation and delivery charges included FOB destination, and commodity specifications regularly reference USDA standards, FDA compliance, and minimum one-year shelf life.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia school districts including Hancock County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, and Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools; Douglas County School System serving a 30-district GEC cooperative), the South-Central region (Texas agencies including HHSC, DSHS, and Dallas and Austin independent school districts), the Pacific Northwest (Oregon Department of Corrections issuing multiple applesauce bids), and select Mid-Atlantic and Midwest jurisdictions (Connecticut city and school systems, Missouri Rockwood School District). The Douglas County School System issued RFP SN 26-003 on January 21, 2026, with a February 18, 2026 deadline for main-line food supply and distribution serving 32,500 students across 32 schools with an estimated annual value of approximately $9,000,000; the same system's RFP SN 26-004 (issued February 4, 2026, due March 4, 2026) sought fresh produce and eggs for a 30-district GEC cooperative with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million combined across two geographic areas. Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026, with a July 13, 2026 deadline for food and consumable products supplying state supported living centers and health services facilities, with a historical monetary value of $1.5 million for the prior 12-month period and a two-year renewal option available. All solicitations require compliance with Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic content for processed products where applicable), USDA commodity or nutritional standards, and comprehensive liability insurance typically of $1 million per occurrence; school nutrition programs emphasize adherence to non-preferred ingredients lists prohibiting artificial colors, flavors, and high fructose corn syrup under state legislative directives.