UNSPSC 50382401: Apache blackberry purees

The variety of blackberries known as apache blackberries which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50382401 Apache blackberry purees is a Commodity code that in practice spans a broad range of fruit products—canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, and frozen specialty foods—procured by state and local governments for institutional food service. The recent opportunities under this code show state departments, county school systems, municipal boards of education, and state health and human services agencies buying preserved and fresh fruit for corrections facilities, public schools, and state-supported living centers. The work solicited includes canned and processed fruit products meeting USDA commodity specifications, fresh produce delivered on weekly schedules to multiple school sites, and specialty items such as apple crisps and fruit bars integrated into larger food service contracts. Issuing bodies span state-level agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois), county and independent school districts (Austin ISD, Dallas ISD, Fairfax County Public Schools, Hancock County Schools, Douglas County Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Liberty County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Schools, Muscogee County Schools), municipal education boards (Bridgeport Board of Education), and special-purpose purchasing cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative). School nutrition programs represent the dominant buyer segment, with contracts ranging from single-item fruit purchases to comprehensive grocery and produce solicitations totaling millions annually.

Recent activity clusters in the Southeast and Southwest, with Georgia school districts (Hancock County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham, Muscogee, Douglas County), Texas agencies (HHSC, TDCJ, Austin ISD, Dallas ISD), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Connecticut (Bridgeport), Missouri (Rockwood), and Illinois representing the largest recent volume. Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with bids due July 31, 2026, at $21.84 per case historical pricing; Austin Independent School District RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps with proposals due July 16, 2026; Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for a master grocery contract encompassing fresh and processed fruits with a July 1, 2026 start and firm pricing for one year; and multiple Georgia school systems (Douglas County SN 26-004, Hancock County SN002-2027, Muscogee County ITB 26-017, Liberty County and Savannah-Chatham) issuing produce and food service RFPs and IFBs between February and April 2026 with contract periods typically running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Buy American requirements, minimum shelf-life and freshness standards, firm fixed pricing with limited midterm adjustments, and delivery to multiple sites on tight schedules (weekly or twice-weekly) define the scope; insurance requirements typically run $1 million to $2 million in general liability coverage with school districts named as additional insured.