UNSPSC 50387549: Taperiba purees

The variety of tropical mango-like fruit, also called plum which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50387549 Taperiba purees, a Commodity code, shows limited alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—taperiba fruit purees—does not match the products actually being solicited under this classification. Recent opportunities tagged to this code encompass canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, fresh produce, eggs, and broad food service commodities for institutional dining, not taperiba-specific items. State and local buyers soliciting under this code include departments of corrections, school districts (independent and county-based), health and human services commissions, and boards of education across Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Missouri, and Illinois. Representative solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for canned applesauce (4,760 cases, FOB destination, due July 31, 2026) and Austin Independent School District's RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (due July 16, 2026).

The code shows substantial recent activity concentrated in school nutrition and correctional facility food service. Geographic spread spans the South (Georgia, Texas), the Pacific Northwest (Oregon), the Midwest (Missouri, Illinois), and the Northeast (Connecticut), with school districts representing the largest share of recent solicitations. However, the mismatch between the code's stated commodity (taperiba purees) and the actual goods being procured (applesauce, dried fruit products, fresh produce, and general food service items) suggests either systematic miscoding by procurement offices or a code designation error in the source data. Buyers apply standard food service terms—firm fixed pricing, FOB destination prepaid, delivery to central distribution or school sites, compliance with USDA commodity and Buy American specifications, and insurance requirements ranging from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 in general liability coverage. Pursuit of opportunities under this code should be treated as pursuit of institutional food service supply more broadly, with recognition that the actual scope extends well beyond the code's nominal product definition.