UNSPSC 50382503: Mountain bilberry purees

The variety of billberries known as mountain bilberries which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50382503 Mountain bilberry purees is a Commodity code that in practice covers canned and preserved fruit products—applesauce, pears, and other shelf-stable fruit preparations—procured by state and local jurisdictions for food service operations at correctional facilities, state institutions, and school nutrition programs. The recent solicitation record shows substantial divergence between the code's nominal scope and actual purchasing activity: recent opportunities under this code are predominantly for mainstream canned fruit (applesauce), dried fruit products, and fresh produce rather than mountain bilberry purees specifically. State and local governments do not appear to be procuring bilberry purees under this code; instead they are buying conventional canned and dried fruit items for institutional food service. Issuing bodies include state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections), state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC), school districts and boards of education (Austin ISD, Rockwood R-VI, Hancock County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Douglas County Schools, Dallas ISD), and municipal authorities (City of Bridgeport Board of Education). School districts dominate the activity, with multiple procurement cycles annually for fresh produce, canned goods, and specialty food items.

Geographic activity centers on Texas (HHSC, TDCJ, Dallas ISD), Georgia (Hancock County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County schools), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), and Illinois (State Chief Procurement Office). Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026 (historical award price $21.84 per case); the Texas HHSC IFB for supplemental food and consumables statewide with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years and a March 19, 2026 response deadline; the Douglas County School System RFP for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts across Georgia with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, due March 4, 2026; and Dallas ISD RFP for various food products for the 2026–2027 school year, due April 2, 2026. Most solicitations use IFB or RFP notice types with response deadlines spanning February through July 2026, firm fixed pricing requirements, FOB destination terms with freight prepaid, and annual or multi-year contract periods. Buy American and domestic-content preferences appear in school district solicitations; Oregon applies combined 10% state-of-origin preferences. No recent opportunities explicitly solicit mountain bilberry purees.