UNSPSC 50385411: Big john nectarine purees

The variety of nectarines known as big john nectarines which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50385411 Big john nectarine purees is a Commodity code. State and local governments buy canned and fresh fruit products under this code—including applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, and shelf-stable food items—primarily for school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, senior services, and state-supported living centers. Recent solicitations show purchasing bodies sourcing everything from individual fruit commodity items to broad food-supply contracts spanning 100+ line items. The work involves specification compliance with USDA grades and commodity standards, temperature-controlled logistics, palletized delivery to central distribution points or school warehouses, and brand-or-equivalent sourcing where applicable. School districts, state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, and county education boards dominate the issuing-body mix, with repeat buyers including the Oregon Department of Corrections and the State of Illinois (Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy).

Activity appears concentrated in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest, with recent opportunities posted by Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Austin Independent School District (Texas), the City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), and the State of Georgia. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (bid due July 31, 2026, at $21.84 per case historical pricing); the Texas HHSC's IFB for supplemental food and consumables to state hospitals and state supported living centers (bid due March 19, 2026, with a maximum potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years); Gwinnett County's IFQ for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins, rice, pasta, and vegetables (quotes due October 19, 2026); and the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's RFP for weekly food orders at the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (proposals due August 24, 2026, with both brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications posted).