UNSPSC 50382202: Chenault barberry purees

The variety of barberries known as chenault barberries which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50382202 Chenault barberry purees is a Commodity code that state and local government procurement shows little recent activity matching the code's nominal scope. The recent opportunities block contains sixteen solicitations, none of which involve chenault barberry purees or barberry products of any kind. Instead, the tagged opportunities span canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, weekly food orders, general food and consumable products, fresh produce, eggs, grocery items, and food service distribution — categories that fall outside the specific commodity named in the code. The mismatch suggests that state and local procurement systems may be applying this code incorrectly to broader fruit and produce categories, or that chenault barberry purees represent such a narrow commodity line that it sees no material solicitation activity in the state and local market.

The issuing bodies in the recent opportunities block include state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts), county school systems (Austin ISD, Hancock County Board of Education, Rockwood R-VI, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Douglas County School System, Dallas ISD), municipal school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools), and special-purpose state facilities (HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center). Procurement vehicles include ITBs, IFBs, and RFPs with response dates ranging from late February through mid-August 2026. Geographic spread covers Oregon, Illinois, Texas, Connecticut, Georgia, Virginia, and Missouri — a multistate footprint with no meaningful concentration. The evidence does not support pursuit of this code: no recent solicitation actually seeks chenault barberry purees, and no trend data signal emerging demand for the commodity itself.