UNSPSC 50383200: Currant purees

The type of fruit known as currants which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50383200 Currant purees is a Class code that encompasses shelf-stable and fresh fruit products for institutional food service, though the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code span a much broader range of food commodities than currants alone. State and local governments are actively procuring canned and fresh fruit products, dried fruit items, and supplemental food and consumable products for schools, corrections facilities, health and human services institutions, senior services centers, and veterans' homes. The issuing bodies include state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas HHSC, Texas TDCJ, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Georgia, Connecticut), county boards of education (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia), independent school districts (Austin ISD in Texas), cities (Bridgeport, Connecticut), and state-supported living centers. School nutrition programs and institutional food service for corrections and health facilities represent the dominant use cases, with contracts frequently running 12 months or more and supporting multiple delivery locations within a jurisdiction.

The recent activity is concentrated in the Southeast (Georgia, Connecticut), Texas, the Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Illinois), with Georgia and Texas showing the most frequent solicitation volume in the past six months. Representative opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' June 2026 IFB for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, and vegetables (due October 19, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections' July 2026 ITB for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce to the Central Distribution Center in Salem (due July 31, 2026, with a historical award price of $21.84 per case to Robbins Sales); Austin Independent School District's June 2026 RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps for food service (due July 16, 2026); and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's May 2026 IFB for supplemental food and consumables statewide with a potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years (prior bid response deadline March 19, 2026). Evaluations typically emphasize lowest responsive and responsible bidding, demonstrated vendor performance history, compliance with USDA and FDA standards, firm fixed pricing with FOB destination delivery, and ability to maintain backup stock and meet short delivery windows (often 24–72 hours). Buy American provisions requiring at least 51 percent domestic content appear frequently in school nutrition procurements.