UNSPSC 50382303: Common bearberry purees

The variety of bearberries known as common bearberries which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50382303 Common bearberry purees (Commodity) describes prepared fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service and nutrition programs, though recent solicitations show minimal activity directly aligned with the code's nominal scope. The recent opportunities tagged under this code reflect a much broader institutional food procurement pattern—school districts, county social services departments, state corrections and veterans facilities, and health and human services agencies are soliciting shelf-stable and fresh produce, proteins, dairy, frozen entrees, and consumables under dozens of line items per solicitation, typically as part of larger food-supply contracts rather than isolated fruit preparations. Issuing bodies span state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas HHSC, State of Illinois, Texas Comptroller for TDCJ, Georgia, Texas Comptroller), county boards of education and social services (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Gwinnett County in Georgia), city school nutrition programs (Austin ISD, Bridgeport Board of Education), and specialized state facilities (Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy, HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center). None of the identified recent opportunities explicitly named bearberry purees; instead, the code appears to have been applied to broader commodity food procurements where individual line items span applesauce, fresh fruit, dried fruit bars, and generic fresh produce without specific bearberry focus.

Geographic activity centers on the South and West—Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County, State of Georgia), Texas (HHSC, TDCJ, Austin ISD), Illinois (Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), and Oregon (ODOC)—with limited visibility into other regions. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IFQ for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (peanut butter, canned proteins, rice, pasta, sauces, soups, canned vegetables) due October 19, 2026, and the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (due July 31, 2026) with a historical unit price of $21.84 per case and a combined 10 percent Oregon-goods and Oregon-business preference. Austin Independent School District issued an RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (due July 16, 2026), and the City of Bridgeport requested bids on 115 line items of commodities including eggs, poultry, cheese, and fruit and vegetable products under the Buy American Provision (due June 26, 2026). The code shows limited standalone bearberry-specific procurement activity; opportunities are typically multi-item food bundles with fruit products as one category among many rather than isolated bearberry preparations.