UNSPSC 50386100: Pineapple purees

The type of tropical monocotyledonous plant (ananas comosus of the family bromeliaceae, the pineapple family) that have rigid spiny-margined recurved leaves and a short stalk with a dense oblong head of small abortive flowers. The large edible multiple fruit of the pineapple that consists of the sweet succulent fleshy inflorescence which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50386100 Pineapple purees is a Class code that encompasses fruit purees and related shelf-stable fruit products purchased by state and local food service operations. In practice, state and local governments buy this code for institutional food service—school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, veterans' homes, and human services centers—where purees and processed fruit items support meal preparation and dietary compliance. The recent opportunities show food service procurement offices sourcing canned fruit (applesauce), dried fruit products (bars and crisps), and shelf-stable commodities alongside other institutional food items. Issuing bodies include state departments (Georgia, Illinois, Oregon Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Department of Criminal Justice), counties (Gwinnett County, Georgia; Hancock County, Georgia), cities (Bridgeport, Connecticut), school districts (Austin Independent School District, Texas), and specialized state institutions (Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy, HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center). State-level food service procurement and school nutrition programs appear as repeat buyers across multiple recent solicitations.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut. Representative solicitations include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requesting informal written quotes (IWQ) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins, sauces, and vegetables due October 19, 2026; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office issuing weekly food order RFPs for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy with proposals due August 24, 2026 (both brand-specific and brand-or-equal variants); the Oregon Department of Corrections issuing an ITB for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026 under a competitive format with Oregon goods and resident bidder preferences; Austin Independent School District requesting RFP proposals for dried fruit bars and apple crisps due July 16, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education issuing an IFB for over 200 line items of fresh produce (spanning apples, berries, vegetables, and specialty items) due June 26, 2026; and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut requesting bids for 115 commodity line items under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act due June 26, 2026. Buy American provisions apply across school and institution procurement; Oregon applies a 10 percent combined state-goods and resident-bidder preference; Connecticut and Bridgeport apply MBE/CBE certifications and Buy American requirements.