UNSPSC 50382404: Cherokee blackberry purees

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

UNSPSC 50382404 Cherokee blackberry purees is a Commodity code that describes processed fruit products for institutional food service, but the recent solicitations tagged under this code show minimal alignment with the code's nominal scope. The represented activity comprises canned applesauce (Oregon Department of Corrections), dried fruit bars and apple crisps (Austin Independent School District), and broader weekly food orders and fresh produce procurement (State of Illinois, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Georgia school districts). State and local food service operations—corrections departments, school districts, health and human services agencies, and school nutrition programs—issue the majority of opportunities. The issuing bodies span state departments (Oregon DOC, Illinois CPO, Texas HHSC), independent school districts (Austin ISD, Dallas ISD, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI), county school systems (Hancock County, Douglas County, Muscogee County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia), municipal departments (City of Bridgeport), and cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts). Repeat buyers include Texas HHSC, which issued multiple solicitations for supplemental food and consumables across state hospitals and supported living centers; school districts across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Virginia, and Connecticut pursuing annual nutrition contracts; and the Oregon Department of Corrections.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (HHSC, TDCJ, Dallas ISD, Austin ISD), Georgia (Hancock County, Douglas County, Muscogee County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham County school systems), and secondary clustering in Oregon (DOC applesauce procurement), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), Virginia (Fairfax County), Connecticut (Bridgeport), and Illinois (state CPO). Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for canned applesauce (4,760 cases, due July 31, 2026, historical price $21.84 per case); Austin Independent School District RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (due July 16, 2026); the Texas HHSC IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (estimated historical value $1.5 million annually, IFB, due July 13, 2026); and Hancock County Board of Education IFB SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items including apples, berries, and specialty produce (IFB, due June 26, 2026). The code shows active procurement but little evidence that Cherokee blackberry purees specifically drive solicitation volume; recent activity centers on broader commodity food procurement where purees, when present, are one line item among many.