UNSPSC 50391808: Organic atropurpurea barberry purees

The variety of organic barberries known as organic atropurpurea barberries which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50391808, Organic atropurpurea barberry purees, is a Commodity code. State and local governments soliciting under this code are actually buying shelf-stable food products, fresh produce, canned fruit, dried fruit bars, and other food-service commodities for institutional consumption—schools, corrections facilities, state-supported living centers, senior services, and veterans' homes. The recent opportunities show no direct solicitations for barberry purees; instead, the code appears tagged to broader food-service procurement activity encompassing apples, berries, canned applesauce, fresh vegetables, proteins, and general cafeteria staples. Issuing bodies include state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois, State of Georgia), counties (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Hancock County Board of Education), cities (City of Bridgeport), school districts (Austin Independent School District, Bridgeport Board of Education), and specialized state institutions (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy). Counties and state departments appear most active; Gwinnett County, the State of Illinois, and Texas HHS each posted multiple opportunities between May and October 2026.

Geographic activity clusters in the Southeast and Southwest. Georgia, Illinois, Texas, Oregon, and Connecticut posted the most recent solicitations. Representative opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote (IWQ) for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items due October 19, 2026; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's brand-specific weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy, with proposals due August 24, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for canned applesauce (4,760 cases, bids due July 31, 2026); Austin Independent School District's RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (due July 16, 2026); and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumables covering 210 line items across state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (bid due March 19, 2026, with a maximum potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years). Most solicitations specify FOB destination delivery, firm fixed pricing by unit of measure, compliance with USDA standards, and insurance and worker verification requirements typical of institutional food procurement.