UNSPSC 50382415: Youngberry purees

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

UNSPSC 50382415 Youngberry purees is a Commodity code that covers shelf-stable and processed fruit products—primarily canned, frozen, and dried fruit items in bulk for institutional food service. State and local governments procure under this code to supply school cafeterias, corrections facilities, veterans' homes, senior centers, and state-supported living centers. The recent opportunities show a mix of issuing bodies: county school districts and boards of education (Hancock County Schools, Austin Independent School District), state departments (Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), county government (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), and municipal education boards (Bridgeport Board of Education). School nutrition programs and institutional corrections and human services operations dominate the buyer base, often procuring through standing food-service contracts renewed quarterly or annually.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut. Representative solicitations include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IFB for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables and proteins (response due October 19, 2026); the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's quarterly food-order RFPs for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy with brand-specific and brand-or-equal options (August and June 2026 due dates); Oregon Department of Corrections ITBs for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce delivered to Salem over five truckloads (July 2026 due date); Austin Independent School District's RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps for food service (response due July 16, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for 210-line-item food and consumable products supporting state hospitals and supported living centers statewide ($4.5 million estimated value over three years, March 2026 due date); and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's 382-line-item IFB for cafeteria food products across five warehouse regions (May 4, 2026 extended due date). Buy American provisions and domestic-content preferences appear in school district and state-level procurements. Delivery terms typically require FOB destination with prepaid transportation, emergency backup stock availability, and compliance with USDA commodity specifications.