UNSPSC 50394307: Organic herd's mammoth loquat purees

The variety of organic loquats known as organic herd's mammoth loquats which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50394307 Organic herd's mammoth loquat purees is a Commodity code that in practice covers state and local procurement of shelf-stable and fresh food products for institutional food service, institutional supply chains, and support programs rather than the specialized produce item the code name suggests. The actual work being solicited under this code spans canned and fresh fruits (applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps), fresh produce for school nutrition programs (apples, berries, vegetables, melons, citrus), protein and dairy items (beef, chicken, cheese, eggs), grains, condiments, and consumable food-service supplies (gloves, containers) for prisons, schools, state hospitals, state supported living centers, senior services, and veterans homes. Issuing bodies include state corrections departments, state health and human services agencies, county boards of education, city school districts, county purchasing offices, and state procurement divisions acting on behalf of facility operators. Recent solicitations show activity across a mix of state-level procurements (Texas HHSC, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Veterans Home, Georgia state purchasing) and local school districts and county entities (Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Austin Independent School District in Texas, Gwinnett County Board of Education in Georgia, City of Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut).

Geographic spread of recent activity includes Texas (HHSC, TDCJ, Austin ISD), Georgia (state purchasing, Gwinnett County, Hancock County), Illinois (state veterans home procurement), Oregon (Department of Corrections), and Connecticut (Bridgeport schools), with activity concentrated among institutional food-service operations in the Southeast and Southwest. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requesting an IFQ for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, and rice with an October 19, 2026 response date; Oregon Department of Corrections issuing an ITB for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with historical pricing at $21.84 per case and a July 31, 2026 bid deadline; Texas HHSC requesting supplemental food and consumable products across state hospitals and supported living centers statewide under IFB HHS0016792V2 with a March 19, 2026 response date and a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years; and Austin Independent School District soliciting dried fruit bars and apple crisps for food service delivery to the district's central warehouse under RFP 27RFP004 with a July 16, 2026 proposal deadline. Institutional food-service contracts typically require Buy American compliance, USDA grade certification, firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery, comprehensive insurance, and compliance with state prevailing wage and prompt payment requirements.