UNSPSC 50387504: Baoba purees

The variety of fruit known as baobab which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50387504 Baoba purees is a Commodity code that in state and local practice encompasses prepared fruit products and purees for institutional food service, though recent solicitation activity shows the code capturing a broader range of shelf-stable and fresh fruit items than the code name alone suggests. State and local governments using this code procure canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, fresh produce, and mixed food commodities for school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, veterans homes, senior services, and state-supported living centers. The issuing bodies span county boards of education, independent school districts, state departments of corrections, state health and human services commissions, city nutrition departments, and county social services divisions.

Recent opportunities show activity concentrated in the Southeast and Southwest, with standout repeat procurement from the Oregon Department of Corrections (two separate ITBs for canned applesauce in May and July 2026), the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office (multiple quarterly food-order RFPs for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (comprehensive IFBs for food and consumables across multiple facilities). Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000016975 for approximately 1,904 cases of canned applesauce, due June 2, 2026, offering a five percent Oregon-goods preference and a five percent resident-bidder preference; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables to supply the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026, with a historical prior-period value of $1.5 million; and the Hancock County Board of Education IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items across multiple varieties, due June 26, 2026, with Buy American domestic-content requirements and delivery to three school locations.