UNSPSC 50387405: Red beau tamarillo purees

The variety of tamarillo known as red beau tamarillo which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50387405 Red beau tamarillo purees, a Commodity code, describes specialty fruit purees and concentrates that state and local governments procure for institutional food service. In practice, however, the recent opportunities tagged with this code reflect a much broader scope of food procurement activity across school districts, county health and human services agencies, state departments of corrections and veterans affairs, and municipal nutrition centers. The actual buying encompasses shelf-stable food products (canned proteins, rice, pasta, sauces, soups, canned vegetables), fresh produce for school nutrition programs, dried fruit products, canned applesauce, and supplemental food and consumables for state hospitals and correctional facilities. Issuing bodies span school districts (Austin Independent School District, Hancock County Board of Education), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois, State of Georgia, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and municipal purchasing offices (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut). The Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy and Texas facilities appear as repeat buyers with multiple quarterly solicitations for weekly food orders.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Southwest: Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County, State of Georgia), Texas (Austin ISD, HHSC El Paso, TDCJ statewide), Illinois (Veterans Home at Quincy), Oregon (Department of Corrections), and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport). Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County's IFB for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items due October 19, 2026; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's proposals for weekly food orders at the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy due August 24, 2026 (both brand-specific and brand-or-equal variants); the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026; Austin Independent School District's RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps due July 16, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumables (maximum potential value $4,500,000 over three years) with responses originally due March 19, 2026; and the City of Bridgeport's bid for 115 line items of commodities including produce and proteins due June 26, 2026. Buy American provisions and domestic-content requirements feature prominently across school district and state hospital procurements. Standard terms include FOB destination delivery, firm fixed pricing for initial contract terms, commercial liability insurance ($1 million standard for state procurements), and compliance with USDA and FDA standards.