UNSPSC 50377100: Canned or jarred organic chokeberries

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

UNSPSC 50377100 Canned or jarred organic chokeberries, a Class code, sees modest state and local activity focused on institutional food service procurement, where the recent opportunities actually solicited are canned fruit applesauce, dried fruit bars, and supplemental food products for correctional facilities, school districts, and state agencies rather than the specific organic chokeberry commodity named in the code. State and local buyers under this code span Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Texas HHSC and Department of State Health Services, Austin Independent School District, and Hancock County Board of Education. The work being solicited includes canned and jarred fruit products meeting USDA commodity specifications, with pricing typically quoted on a per-case or per-unit basis including all transportation and delivery charges on an FOB destination basis, firm fixed pricing for stated contract periods, and compliance with Buy American requirements and federal food safety standards. Institutional food service procurement dominates the activity—correctional facilities ordering in truck-load volumes (4,000–5,000 cases per contract), school districts purchasing through RFP and IFB processes for district-wide food service, and state agencies procuring for multiple facility locations statewide.

Geographic concentration appears in the South and Southwest, with significant recent activity in Texas (HHSC, TDCJ, Dallas ISD, multiple school districts), Georgia (Hancock County Schools, Muscogee County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Liberty County and Douglas County school systems), and Oregon (Department of Corrections), alongside scattered activity in Illinois, Connecticut, and other states. Representative recent opportunities include Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026, with a historical price of $21.84 per case and a 10 percent combined preference for Oregon goods and Oregon-headquartered vendors; Texas HHSC Procurement and Contracting Services IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical value of $1.5 million annually and proposals due July 13, 2026; and Austin Independent School District RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps for food service with proposals due July 16, 2026. The code shows active procurement but relatively narrow commodity scope in recent solicitations, with opportunities weighted toward large-volume institutional buyers and contract values ranging from approximately $40,000 to $9,000,000 annually depending on facility size and geographic scope.