UNSPSC 50383600: Gooseberry purees

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

UNSPSC 50383600 Gooseberry purees is a Class code that encompasses canned and processed fruit products state and local governments procure for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and correctional facilities. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show actual purchasing focused on canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, fresh produce, and a broad range of food items for correctional facilities, state hospitals, state supported living centers, and school districts—with the code's nominal scope for gooseberry purees appearing largely superseded by demand for substitute or related fruit products. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and health services, independent school districts, county boards of education, and special-purpose school nutrition procurement offices. Repeat buyers include the Oregon Department of Corrections (multiple canned applesauce solicitations in 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (multiple food and consumable product solicitations), and school districts across Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut, Texas, and Virginia conducting annual or multi-year food service procurements.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Oregon, Connecticut, and Virginia, with Texas showing particularly dense procurement activity across state agencies, correctional systems, and school districts. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' Invitation to Bid S2910000017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with a due date of July 31, 2026, Austin Independent School District's Request for Proposal 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps due July 16, 2026, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's Invitation for Bids HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for state supported living centers due July 13, 2026 with a prior contract value of $1.5 million, the Hancock County Board of Education's Invitation for Bids for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with a June 26, 2026 due date, and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education's bid for 115 line items of food commodities due June 26, 2026 with Buy American provisions. School nutrition procurements dominate recent activity, with Douglas County School System (Georgia), Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) all conducting multi-location food product and fresh produce solicitations between February and June 2026, many with estimated annual values exceeding $1 million and renewal options extending three to five years.