UNSPSC 50387547: Tarepiba purees

The variety of fruit which is arranged in hanging groups, fleshy of 3 x 1.5 cm, green or orangish yellow color. They contain 3 to 4 narrow seeds of 1.5 cm long, with a strong and edible bittersweet flavor. They grow from June to October. The juice obtained from the fruit is used to prepare ice creams, refreshing drinks and marmalades. which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50387547 Tarepiba purees is a Commodity code representing canned and processed fruit products state and local governments procure for institutional food service, particularly school nutrition programs and correctional and health facilities. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show active buying of canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, and related food items for school districts, corrections departments, and health and human services agencies. Issuing bodies span school districts (independent and county-based), state corrections departments, state health and human services commissions, and city and county boards of education across multiple regions. The mix includes large urban school districts (Dallas ISD, Fairfax County Public Schools, Austin ISD), county school systems (Hancock County, Douglas County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County), state agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of TDCJ), and municipal education bodies (Bridgeport Board of Education, Rockwood R-VI School District).

Geographic activity spans Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia, with particular concentration in Texas and Georgia school districts. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 (posted July 10, 2026; due July 31, 2026) for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce at $21.84 per case delivered to Salem, with 5 percent state-goods and 5 percent Oregon-headquartered-vendor preferences totaling 10 percent; Austin Independent School District RFP 27RFP004 (posted June 26, 2026; due July 16, 2026) for dried fruit bars and apple crisps delivered to the central warehouse; and Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 (posted June 11, 2026; due July 13, 2026) covering food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with an estimated prior-period value of $1.5 million. School districts dominate recent activity with annual procurements using IFB and RFP methods, typically with firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery, Buy American compliance, and contract periods of one year with renewal options. Delivery typically occurs Monday through Friday to central warehouses or multiple school sites with response deadlines concentrated in late March through late July.