UNSPSC 50385538: Sanguine orange purees

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

UNSPSC 50385538 Sanguine orange purees, a Commodity code, encompasses canned and shelf-stable fruit products—including applesauce, dried fruit bars, and fresh produce—that state and local government food service operations buy for institutional feeding, school nutrition programs, and managed facilities. Recent solicitations show school districts, state corrections and health departments, county social services, and municipal boards of education purchasing dozens to thousands of cases of fruit products on regular recurring cycles, often with brand-or-equal flexibility and USDA commodity compliance requirements.

Activity is geographically dispersed across at least Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut, with the mix of issuing bodies spanning state corrections and health agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Veterans Home), school districts (Austin ISD, Hancock County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education), county government (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), and municipal purchasing (City of Bridgeport). Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (closed July 31, 2026, with historical award to Robbins Sales at $21.84 per case), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0016792v2 for supplemental food and consumables including fruit products statewide (March 19, 2026 deadline, maximum three-year value $4.5 million), the Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce including multiple apple varieties and berries for the 2027 school year (June 26, 2026 deadline), and the Texas Comptroller's IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products serving TDCJ across five geographic areas (May 4, 2026 deadline, approximately 382 line items). Solicitations emphasize FOB Destination delivery, compliance with USDA grades and commodity specifications, firm fixed pricing, and Buy American or domestic-content requirements where federal child nutrition funds apply.