UNSPSC 50387530: Roselle purees

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

UNSPSC 50387530 Roselle purees is a Commodity code for preserved and processed fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service — school district cafeterias, correctional facilities, state health and human services agencies, and related child nutrition programs. The code encompasses canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, and other shelf-stable fruit preparations meeting USDA commodity specifications and federal nutrition standards for K-12 and state-agency meal programs. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, state health and human services commissions, independent school districts, county and regional school boards, and city school systems. The Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Health and Human Services Commission appear as repeat buyers in the recent opportunity record. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with recent solicitations from Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Dallas Independent School District (Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), and Douglas County School System (Georgia); state agencies and correctional systems account for the remainder.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and South-Central regions, with Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Virginia, and Oregon showing the heaviest procurement volume. Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for canned fruit applesauce (4,760 cases due by July 31, 2026, at $21.84 per case historical pricing), Austin Independent School District's RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (due July 16, 2026), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (proposals due July 13, 2026, with historical annual value of $1.5 million). School district fresh-produce and food-supply contracts typically run calendar or fiscal year terms from July 1 through June 30, with sealed-bid or RFP formats, firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery to multiple school sites, and awards on lowest responsive or best-value basis. Institutional buyers apply Buy American provisions, USDA commodity compliance, nutritional standards limiting calories from fat and added sugars, and often allow line-item awards to multiple vendors.