UNSPSC 50376600: Canned or jarred organic saskatoon berries

The type of organic fruit known as organic saskatoon berries that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50376600 Canned or jarred organic saskatoon berries is a Commodity code that in practice covers a much wider range of canned and jarred fruit products than its name suggests; state and local governments procuring under this code actually buy canned applesauce, canned pears, and other shelf-stable preserved fruit for institutional food service, including corrections facilities, schools, and health and human services agencies. The issuing bodies are a mix of state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Department of Criminal Justice), county school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Muscogee County School District in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Austin Independent School District in Texas, Douglas County School System in Georgia), and independent school districts (Dallas Independent School District in Texas). School districts dominate the recent activity, with multiple Georgia school boards and Texas school districts issuing competitive solicitations in the first half of 2026. The work being solicited spans canned fruit applesauce for correction-facility meal service, fresh produce and eggs for school nutrition programs, bulk grocery items for child nutrition services, and commodity food products for state-supported living centers and hospital food service.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida) and Texas, with secondary activity in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon), upper Midwest (Missouri), and mid-Atlantic (Virginia). Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' invitation to bid (ITB S-29100-00017453) for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026, featuring a combined 10 percent preference for Oregon-sourced and Oregon-headquartered bidders and a historical award price of $21.84 per case; Austin Independent School District's request for proposals for dried fruit bars and apple crisps under RFP 27RFP004 due July 16, 2026; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's invitation for bids (IFB HHS0017449) for food and consumable products serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center and other HHSC facilities statewide, due July 13, 2026, with a historical prior-period value of $1.5 million and a contract term of September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027, with one renewal option through August 31, 2028. School nutrition procurement dominates the recent pipeline, with Rockwood R-VI School District issuing parallel grocery solicitations for Net Off Invoice and grocery items (both due April 29, 2026), Fairfax County Public Schools soliciting Master Grocery K-12 delivery to 45 school sites (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026), and the Douglas County School System in Georgia issuing a cooperative-purchasing RFP for fresh produce and eggs across 30 participating districts with estimated annual spend of $5.5 million (due March 4, 2026).