UNSPSC 50385434: Mericrest nectarine purees

The variety of nectarines known as mericrest nectarines which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50385434 Mericrest nectarine purees (Commodity) covers prepared fruit products that state and local governments procure as components of institutional food service—though recent activity under this specific code shows limited relevance to the Mericrest nectarine puree designation. The recent opportunities posted under or near this code reflect broader shelf-stable and fresh produce procurement across school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, senior services, veterans homes, and state health and human services agencies. The actual buying captures canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, and mixed commodity food items for cafeteria and institutional meal service rather than nectarine purees specifically. State and local issuing bodies soliciting food products span county boards of education, school districts, state corrections departments, state health commissions, county senior services, and independent school districts. The Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Department of Criminal Justice appear as repeat buyers of canned fruit products, while the State of Illinois has posted multiple cycles for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy weekly food orders. School nutrition programs—including Austin Independent School District, Hancock County Board of Education, and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education—regularly solicit fresh and processed produce on annual cycles.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Southwest, with recent opportunities from Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County Board of Education, State of Georgia), Texas (Austin ISD, HHSC El Paso facility, TDCJ), Oregon (ODOC), Illinois (Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), and Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education). Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (response due July 31, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide with a maximum potential value of $4,500,000 over three years (bid deadline March 19, 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for over 200 line items of fresh produce for school year 2026–27 (bids due June 26, 2026). The code itself shows limited recent activity matching the Mericrest nectarine puree specification; opportunities tagged under or near it reflect general commodity food procurement rather than nectarine products specifically, signaling either a mismatch between the code and actual buying patterns or dormant procurement under this narrow commodity line.