UNSPSC 50383707: Ruby red grapefruit purees

The variety of grapefruit known as ruby red grapefruit which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50383707 Ruby red grapefruit purees is a Commodity code covering shelf-stable fruit purées and processed fruit products purchased by state and local food service operations, though recent state and local solicitations under this code show limited direct activity for ruby red grapefruit purees specifically. Instead, state and local jurisdictions are actively procuring a broader range of canned and processed fruit products—applesauce, dried fruit bars, and fresh produce—through their food service and nutrition programs. The issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Department of Criminal Justice), county boards of education and county governments (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia), city boards of education (Austin Independent School District in Texas, City of Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), and state-supported living centers. Solicitations are typically issued as Invitations for Bid (IFB) or Informal Written Quotes (IWQ) with firm fixed pricing, Buy American provisions where federal school lunch funding applies, and delivery to multiple sites or central distribution centers.

Activity is concentrated in Georgia, Texas, Illinois, and Oregon based on recent postings. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two applesauce ITBs in May and July 2026 (bids due June 2 and July 31 respectively) for approximately 1,900 and 4,700 cases, with a 10 percent Oregon preference applied; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued broad supplemental food procurements (IFB HHS0016792v2 due March 19, 2026, with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years, and IFB HHS0017449 due July 13, 2026, with a prior-period value of $1.5 million) covering fresh, frozen, and processed fruit products for state hospitals and supported living centers; and Gwinnett County and Hancock County boards of education in Georgia solicited shelf-stable and fresh produce through June and October 2026. The code shows active procurement of processed and preserved fruit items by institutional food service operators, though ruby red grapefruit purees do not appear in the sampled opportunities—vendors pursuing this code should expect competition in broader canned fruit and processed-fruit categories serving state and local institutions rather than in grapefruit purées as a specialized line item.