UNSPSC 50385512: Cara cara orange purees

The variety of oranges known as cara cara oranges which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50385512 Cara cara orange purees (Commodity) encompasses fresh juice-packed fruit products for institutional food service, though the recent opportunities block shows no recent solicitations specifically for cara cara orange purees. Instead, the code appears to reflect a broader fruit purée and processed-fruit category within state and local food procurement. The recent opportunities under related Commodity codes show jurisdictions actively buying shelf-stable and fresh fruit products including applesauce, dried fruit bars, and fresh produce for schools, corrections facilities, senior services, veterans homes, and state-supported living centers. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections, state health and human services commissions, county boards of education and boards of commissioners, independent school districts, and municipal boards of education, with repeat activity from the Oregon Department of Corrections and the State of Illinois on quarterly food contracts.

Activity concentrates in Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, Texas, and Connecticut, with secondary presence in Arizona and other states. Recent representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for canned applesauce (approximately 4,760 cases, $21.84 historical per-case pricing, delivery to Salem), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumables across state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (210 line items, up to $4.5 million over three years), the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's quarterly weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy on brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications, and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education's commodity bid covering eggs, poultry, cheese, beef, and fruit and vegetable products. Buy American and domestic-content requirements appear standard across school and state facility foodservice procurements. The code shows little recent direct activity for cara cara orange purees specifically; vendors pursuing this Commodity should track related fresh and processed fruit solicitations where this product variant may substitute under brand-or-equal clauses.