UNSPSC 50385200: Mulberry purees

The type of fruit which is any of a genus (morus of the family moraceae, the mulberry family) of trees with an edible usually purple multiple fruit that is an aggregate of juicy one-seeded drupes which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50385200 Mulberry purees is a Class code that spans fruit purees and related processed fruit products, but state and local procurement activity under this code shows little direct relevance to the nominal scope. Recent solicitations tagged with this code overwhelmingly solicit canned applesauce, fresh produce, dried fruit bars, and broad-category food and consumable products rather than mulberry purees specifically. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted two ITBs for canned applesauce (most recently July 2026, due July 31), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hancock County Board of Education, City of Bridgeport, and multiple school districts across Georgia and Missouri solicited under broader food categories. The mix of issuing bodies reflects school nutrition programs (Fairfax County Public Schools, Austin Independent School District, Rockwood R-VI School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System), state corrections and health facilities (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas HHSC, State of Illinois), and municipal food service (City of Bridgeport). When a recent opportunity does reference the code explicitly, such as the Texas HHSC food and consumable products procurement, the scope encompasses NIGP classes 380, 385, 390, and 393 — fruit products, food supplies, and related items — rather than mulberry purees as a discrete line.

Geographic activity clusters heavily in Texas (HHSC, TDCJ, DISD, Austin ISD), Georgia (Hancock County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County), the Pacific Northwest (Oregon Department of Corrections), and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI, Fairfax County Public Schools is Virginia). The most recent and concrete opportunities are the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for canned applesauce (due July 31, 2026), requiring 4,760 cases delivered to Salem; the Texas HHSC IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center (proposals due July 13, 2026, historical value $1.5 million annually); and the Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with a June 26, 2026 deadline. The code as tagged does not align tightly with recent state and local procurement activity — buyers under this classification are acquiring broad food service supplies and produce rather than a specialized mulberry product line, suggesting the code may be misapplied or that mulberry purees represent a negligible volume within these larger, category-level food procurement vehicles.