UNSPSC 50386000: Persimmon purees

The type of fruit known as persimmons which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50386000 Persimmon purees, a Class code, shows active procurement of fresh and processed fruit products across state and local food service operations, though the recent opportunities block contains no direct persimmon-puree solicitations—instead reflecting broader fresh and canned fruit buying in school nutrition, correctional facilities, and state institutional food service. The actual buying under this code spans canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce for child nutrition programs, and commodity food supplies to state hospitals and supported living centers. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and health and human services, independent school districts, county school boards, and regional food service cooperatives. School districts dominate the recent activity, with multiple Georgia and Texas jurisdictions (Hancock County Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Muscogee County School District, Douglas County School System, Austin Independent School District, Dallas Independent School District) soliciting fruit and produce items for child nutrition programs, often bundled with broader grocery and fresh-produce procurement.

The geographic spread centers on Texas, Georgia, Oregon, and Missouri, with the heaviest recent volume in Georgia school districts and Texas state agencies and school systems. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000017453 for canned applesauce (4,760 cases, bids due July 31, 2026), which carried Oregon-goods and resident-bidder preferences totaling 10 percent and applied the historical price of $21.84 per case as a benchmark; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0016792v2 for supplemental food and consumables to state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (210 line items, bids due March 19, 2026, maximum potential value $4.5 million over three years); and multiple school-district RFPs and IFBs for fresh produce, such as Liberty County Board of Education's IFB for food products (over 400 items, bids due April 29, 2026) and Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-003 for food supply and distribution (approximately 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools, estimated annual expenditure $9 million). Most solicitations require firm, fixed pricing, Buy American compliance with minimum 51 percent domestic ingredients for processed goods, USDA grade specifications, liability insurance ranging from $1 million to $2 million, and weekly or scheduled FOB-destination delivery to school sites or central warehouses.