UNSPSC 50385201: Black mulberry purees

The variety of mulberries known as black mulberries which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50385201 Black mulberry purees is a Commodity code for single-fruit purées and preserves that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition programs and institutional food services. The recent opportunities show state and local issuing bodies sourcing canned and processed fruit products—applesauce, dried fruit bars, and fresh produce—under this commodity family, though the posted opportunities span a broader scope than black mulberry specifically. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, school districts, state health and human services commissions, and county boards of education. The work solicited is straightforward: purchase of shelf-stable and fresh fruit products for meal service, with firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery, and compliance with USDA commodity specifications and FDA food safety standards. State agencies and school districts apply standard set-asides and preferences including Buy American provisions (requiring 51 percent domestic content for processed products), state-resident vendor preferences where permitted, and MBE/CBE certifications in some jurisdictions.

Geographic activity clusters in the South and Pacific Northwest. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted two recent ITBs for canned applesauce (S2910000017453 due July 31, 2026, and S2910000016975 due June 2, 2026), applying a combined 10 percent Oregon goods and vendor-location preference. Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026) and HHS0016792 variant (due February 23, 2026) covering food and consumable products statewide for state supported living centers. Georgia school systems—Hancock County Board of Education, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System—solicited fresh produce and food items under RFP and IFB vehicles across February through June 2026, with estimated annual values ranging from $1.1 million to $9 million depending on scope. Texas school districts including Austin Independent School District and Dallas Independent School District solicited dried fruit bars and various food products (RFP 27RFP004 due July 16, 2026, and RFP JC250079 due April 2, 2026). Illinois Chief Procurement Office and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut also solicited food commodities (June 2026 postings). Most opportunities employ IFB or RFP vehicles with response deadlines clustering in late March through July 2026, with contract terms running through June 30, 2027, and renewal options standard.