UNSPSC 50377037: Canned or jarred organic tamarindo

The type of organic fruit known as organic tamarindo that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50377037 Canned or jarred organic tamarindo is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of shelf-stable packaged fruit and vegetable products for institutional food service, though recent solicitations under this code show minimal direct activity for tamarindo specifically. Instead, the code's current procurement universe reflects the broader category of canned and jarred produce that school districts, county service departments, state correctional and veterans facilities, and state health agencies source for nutrition programs and food service operations. The issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, health and human services agencies, state veterans homes, county boards of education and commissioners, city boards of education, and independent school districts, with repeat institutional food buyers such as the State of Illinois (Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy) and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission appearing across multiple recent solicitations. Work under this tier centers on volume purchases of shelf-stable canned fruits, applesauce, dried fruit products, and mixed commodity food items—often specified by brand or brand-or-equal—for delivery to central distribution centers or individual institutional locations on weekly or quarterly ordering cycles.

Recent activity clusters in the Southeast and Texas, with the Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia, State of Illinois, Gwinnett County (Georgia) Board of Commissioners, Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) Board of Education, Austin Independent School District (Texas), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice all posting opportunities in the past four months. Representative recent solicitations include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 (informal written quotes, October 19, 2026 deadline) for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables and proteins; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's weekly food orders for Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (brand-specific and brand-or-equal RFPs, multiple quarters through August 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for canned applesauce (1,904 cases, June 2, 2026 closing with 5% Oregon-goods preference available); and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center (proposals due July 11, 2026, prior-year value approximately $1.5 million). No recent opportunity in the database specifically names tamarindo or organic tamarindo as a line item; the code appears underutilized for its nominal scope.