UNSPSC 50376603: Canned or jarred organic smoky saskatoon berries

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

UNSPSC 50376603 Canned or jarred organic smoky saskatoon berries is a Commodity code that represents a narrow product line within state and local food service procurement, though the recent opportunities suggest the code sees limited direct solicitation activity for this specific item. Rather, state and local governments purchase canned and jarred fruit products—including applesauce, preserved berries, and other shelf-stable fruit—as line items within broader food service buys that aggregate dozens or hundreds of commodity categories. School districts, corrections departments, health and human services agencies, and county nutrition programs source these items through competitive bids and RFPs that bundle proteins, vegetables, dairy, and prepared foods together. The work involves responding to itemized procurement requests with firm pricing, meeting USDA or FDA compliance standards, maintaining minimum shelf life (often one year), and delivering to centralized distribution centers on FOB destination terms within specified timeframes—typically 45 to 60 days from purchase order or within weekly or quarterly standing-order cycles.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting food commodities span corrections systems, public schools, state health agencies, and county social services departments across Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, Texas, and Connecticut, with no single jurisdiction dominating recent activity. Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for canned fruit applesauce (two separate bids posted May 2026 and July 2026, each for 1,900–4,760 cases at approximately $21.83 per case), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumables to state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (210 line items, maximum potential value $4.5 million over three years, bid deadline March 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB for cafeteria food products across five geographic warehouse areas (382 line items, response deadline May 2026), the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's recurring quarterly brand-specific and brand-or-equal food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (multiple solicitations June–August 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce for the 2026–27 school year (over 200 line items, June 2026 due date). Canned fruit and applesauce appear as discrete line items within these large aggregated food buys rather than as standalone solicitations for organic saskatoon berries specifically.