UNSPSC 50387200: Strawberry purees

The type of juicy edible usually red fruit of any of several low-growing temperate herbs (genus fragaria) of the rose family that is technically an enlarged pulpy receptacle bearing numerous achenes; which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50387200 Strawberry purees, a Class code, does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity filed under it. The code's nominal scope—strawberry purees—appears in none of the recent solicitations. Instead, the nine opportunities posted between May and October 2026 span general food service procurement for schools, corrections facilities, health and human services operations, and county senior services, encompassing fresh produce, canned fruit, dried fruit products, proteins, dairy, and shelf-stable staples. The mismatch signals either a data-classification error in the state or local systems or a fundamental disconnect between the UNSPSC taxonomy assignment and actual buying activity under this code.

Issuing bodies include a county board of education (Hancock County, Georgia), a county senior services department (Gwinnett County, Georgia), three state agencies (Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission), two school districts (Austin Independent School District, City of Bridgeport Board of Education), and one state corrections department (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Comptroller of Public Accounts). Illinois appears in at least three opportunities (weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), and Texas dominates with multiple solicitations. Recent activity spans Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut. Representative opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's ITB for fresh produce across 200+ line items (bid due June 26, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for canned applesauce (bid due June 2, 2026 and July 31, 2026 for two separate procurements); and the Texas HHSC's IFB for supplemental food and consumables covering 210 line items across state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (bid due March 19, 2026, maximum three-year value $4.5 million). None of these solicitations specifically request strawberry purees or products within the UNSPSC 50387200 scope.