UNSPSC 50385201: Black mulberry purees

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

UNSPSC 50385201 Black mulberry purees, a Commodity code, nominally covers specialty fruit purees but shows little activity aligned with that scope in recent state and local solicitations. The opportunities tagged under this code instead reflect broader food procurement across school nutrition programs, state institutions, and county food service — primarily shelf-stable and fresh produce items, canned fruits, dried fruit products, and general cafeteria commodities rather than black mulberry purees specifically. State and local buyers soliciting under this code include school districts (Austin Independent School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education), state departments and agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Veterans Home network, Georgia state procurement, Texas Comptroller), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Hancock County Board of Education), and the City of Bridgeport. These jurisdictions use RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs to award annual or multi-year contracts for food service supply.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut. Representative opportunities include Gwinnett County's informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, sauces) due October 19, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with delivery to Salem, due July 31, 2026, with a historical price of $21.84 per case; Austin Independent School District's RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps due July 16, 2026; the State of Illinois' weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (both brand-specific and brand-or-equal variants, with responses due August 24, 2026); and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumables to serve state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with a maximum potential value of $4,500,000 over three years. The code appears to be a mislabeled catch-all for general food commodity procurement rather than a dedicated outlet for black mulberry puree sourcing.