UNSPSC 50382401: Apache blackberry purees

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

UNSPSC 50382401 Apache blackberry purees (Commodity) describes specialty fruit products in pureed form, though recent state and local opportunities show that this code is being applied across a much broader range of food procurements — shelf-stable packaged foods, fresh produce, canned fruits, dried fruit bars, and foodservice commodities generally — rather than specifically to blackberry purees alone. State and local governments buying under this code are primarily county boards of education, state departments (corrections, health and human services), independent school districts, and county social-services agencies purchasing food items for congregate feeding operations, nutrition programs, and institutional foodservice. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Austin Independent School District (Texas), the State of Illinois via the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut), and the State of Georgia are among the recent issuers. Work solicited spans shelf-stable proteins, vegetables, canned fruits, fresh produce delivered to central distribution centers or school delivery sites, and weekly recurring food orders placed on standing contracts or purchase-order basis.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County, and statewide), Texas (AISD, HHSC, TDCJ), Illinois (state Veterans Home), Oregon (Department of Corrections), and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), with representation across the South and West. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County's IFB for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, sauces) due October 19, 2026 under informal written quotes; the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with delivery to Salem distribution center, bids due July 31, 2026 and including a 10 percent Oregon preference (5 percent for goods, 5 percent for resident bidders); Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for over 200 line items of fresh produce (berries, apples, vegetables) for the 2026–27 school year, sealed bids due June 26, 2026, with Buy American domestic-content requirements; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumables statewide (210 line items of fresh, frozen, refrigerated, and dry products) with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years, bid deadline March 19, 2026. The code shows consistent activity across institutional food procurement but does not isolate blackberry purees as a discrete procurement category.