UNSPSC 50386407: Purple velvet pommegranate purees

The variety of pommegranates known as purple velvet pommegranates which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50386407 Purple velvet pomegranate purees, a Commodity code, does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The source contains no recent solicitations for pomegranate purees or specialty fruit purees of any kind. Instead, the opportunities posted under this code span general food procurement for schools, state facilities, corrections departments, and county social services—including fresh produce, canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, cafeteria staples, and shelf-stable food products for institutional food service. This mismatch suggests either a tagging error in the posting systems or that the code's nominal scope has diverged significantly from actual buying patterns in state and local procurement.

The issuing bodies posting opportunities in this code span a broad public sector: county school boards and independent school districts (Hancock County Schools, Austin ISD, Bridgeport Board of Education), state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC, Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy, Oregon Department of Corrections), county social services (Gwinnett County Department of Community Services), city procurement offices (Bridgeport, Connecticut), and state departments (Georgia, Illinois). Geographic activity is concentrated in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, and Connecticut, with opportunities posted between May and October 2026. Representative solicitations include Gwinnett County's IFB for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (peanut butter, canned proteins, rice, pasta) due October 19, 2026; the Texas HHSC IFB for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, valued at up to $4.5 million over three years; and the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB for canned applesauce (1,904 cases) with a five percent preference for Oregon-processed goods and Oregon-based vendors. Contracts emphasize firm fixed pricing, delivery to multiple distribution points, compliance with USDA grades and FDA standards, and institutional food-service specifications rather than specialty or value-added products.