UNSPSC 50387524: Pepino purees

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

UNSPSC 50387524 Pepino purees, a Commodity code, encompasses shelf-stable fruit products and fresh produce that state and local governments procure for institutional food service — including school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, health and human services centers, senior services, and veterans' homes. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, fresh produce assortments spanning multiple apple and berry varieties, and broader food commodity baskets that include fruit products alongside proteins, dairy, grains, and consumables. The issuing bodies span school districts (Austin Independent School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education), state departments and agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Illinois, State of Georgia), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia), and municipal food service operations (City of Bridgeport). Repeat buyers include the State of Illinois (multiple quarterly food procurements for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), the Oregon Department of Corrections (multiple canned applesauce ITBs), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide).

Recent opportunities span Oregon, Georgia, Texas, Illinois, and Connecticut with concentration in the Southeast and Texas. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce delivered to Salem in five truck loads (due July 31, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and living centers statewide with a potential three-year contract value of $4.5 million (due March 19, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB for cafeteria food products across five geographic warehouse areas encompassing 382 line items (due May 4, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items for the 2026-27 school year (due June 26, 2026), and the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (due October 19, 2026). Most solicitations require FOB Destination delivery with all transportation prepaid, firm fixed pricing, compliance with USDA and FDA standards, Buy American provisions where school nutrition funds are involved, and insurance requirements ranging from $500,000 to $2 million in general commercial liability.