UNSPSC 50385446: Snowqueen nectarine purees

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

UNSPSC 50385446 Snowqueen nectarine purees is a Commodity code tracking state and local procurement of specialty fruit products for institutional food service. Recent solicitations show this code tags a broader category of fresh and processed fruit items — including canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce assortments, and other commodity food products — purchased by corrections departments, health and human services agencies, school districts, and county nutrition programs. The actual work spans procurement of shelf-stable and fresh fruit items for inmate feeding, patient meals, school lunch service, and senior nutrition programs, typically in volumes of hundreds to thousands of cases or units. Issuing bodies include state corrections and health agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), county school systems and independent school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Austin Independent School District in Texas), county nutrition and senior services (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), municipal school nutrition centers (City of Bridgeport), and state veterans' homes (Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy).

Recent activity spans Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Illinois, and Connecticut. Representative solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' invitation to bid on approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (ITB S-29100-00017453, due July 31, 2026) with a historical award price of $21.84 per case; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's broader cafeteria food products procurement across five regional warehouses (IFB 304T-26-300CF, due May 4, 2026, extended via addendum); the Austin Independent School District's request for proposals on dried fruit bars and apple crisps (RFP 27RFP004, due July 16, 2026); and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food and consumables contract covering 210 line items with a maximum potential value of $4,500,000 over three years (IFB HHS0016792V2, due March 19, 2026). Procurement terms commonly require compliance with USDA commodity specifications and Buy American provisions, firm fixed pricing through initial contract periods, FOB destination delivery to multiple sites, and insurance minimums of $1,000,000 general liability. Set-asides and preferences vary by jurisdiction — Oregon applies a combined 10% preference for state-fabricated goods and resident bidders; Texas does not identify disadvantaged-enterprise set-asides in available materials; and school districts enforce Buy American thresholds of 51% domestic content for processed products.