UNSPSC 50386700: Raspberry purees

The type of fruit which is any of various usually black or red edible berries that are aggregate fruits consisting of numerous small drupes on a fleshy receptacle and that are usually rounder and smaller than the closely related blackberries which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50386700 Raspberry purees (Class code) does not align with the state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations for raspberry purees or berry products specifically. Instead, the code captures a broad range of food-service procurement across school districts, corrections departments, health and human services agencies, and county nutrition programs—including canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, cafeteria staples, and shelf-stable pantry items for senior services and state-supported living centers. The issuing bodies span state corrections and health agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Veterans Home system), county school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Austin Independent School District), county human services (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), and municipal school systems (Bridgeport Board of Education). State and local procurement under this taxonomy point reflects food-service aggregation across multiple product categories rather than a narrow commodity focus.

Geographic activity is concentrated in the South and West, with solicitations from Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County, State of Georgia), Texas (Austin ISD, HHSC El Paso, TDCJ statewide), Illinois (Illinois Veterans Home), Oregon (ODOC), and Connecticut (Bridgeport). Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections issuing an ITB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026, at $21.84 per case historical pricing; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting bids on 210 line items of supplemental food and consumables with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years, bid response due by March 19, 2026; Gwinnett County requesting informal written quotes for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (peanut butter, canned proteins, rice, pasta, sauces) due October 19, 2026; and Austin Independent School District soliciting proposals for dried fruit bars and apple crisps for food service with proposals due July 16, 2026, under RFP method. Most awards are made to lowest responsive and responsible bidders based on per-unit pricing, with delivery typically FOB Destination prepaid by contractor and domestic-content preferences applied where school nutrition programs invoke the Buy American provision under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act.