UNSPSC 50387509: Dewberry purees

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

UNSPSC 50387509 Dewberry purees is a Commodity code that encompasses the purchase of prepared fruit products for institutional food service — specifically canned, jarred, or pureed fruit items used by corrections facilities, schools, senior services, and state-supported living centers. State and local governments procure these items as components of broader food-service supply contracts rather than as standalone line items; recent opportunities show that dewberry purees are tagged to this code but appear alongside applesauce, other canned fruits, fresh produce, and comprehensive food-supply portfolios. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code span state corrections departments, state health and human services agencies, school districts, county government, and municipal boards of education. The Oregon Department of Corrections and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice appear as repeat institutional food-service buyers, as do state health agencies procuring for state-supported living centers and veterans' homes.

Activity is concentrated in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest. Oregon and Texas dominate recent solicitations, with additional activity in Georgia, Illinois (State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), Connecticut, and Georgia (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners and Hancock County Board of Education). Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a proposal deadline of July 13, 2026 and historical contract value of $1.5 million annually, and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote request (IWQ 140229) for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including preserves and canned products due October 19, 2026. All solicitations specify firm, fixed unit pricing on an FOB destination basis with delivery to institutional distribution centers, compliance with USDA commodity or FDA standards, and awards to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.