UNSPSC 50397100: Nominant organic fruit purees

The type of organic fruit types that belong to no other class that have no other organic fruit commodities related to them which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50397100 Nominant organic fruit purees is a Class code encompassing canned and processed fruit products—applesauce, pears, dried fruit bars, and fresh-equivalent preparations—that state and local governments procure for institutional food service. Recent solicitations reflect demand from corrections facilities, school districts, and health and human services agencies for shelf-stable fruit products meeting USDA commodity specifications, Buy American requirements, and nutritional standards. Work ranges from single-item line buys (Oregon Department of Corrections applesauce ITB, 4,760 cases, due July 31, 2026) to multi-category food service contracts where fruit purees and processed fruit appear as components within larger procurement scopes (Texas HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center IFB HHS0017449, 210 food-product line items, due July 13, 2026; Dallas ISD RFP for food products including spice and ice cream lots, due April 2, 2026). School districts dominate recent activity, with multiple K-12 nutrition programs soliciting fresh produce alongside preserved fruit items under annual fixed-price contracts renewable for one to four years; issuing bodies include Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), and Austin Independent School District (Texas). Correctional and health-facility procurement also appears regularly, with Oregon DOC and Texas HHSC issuing recurring ITBs and IFBs for canned applesauce and supplemental food items.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas, with secondary presence in Oregon, Missouri, and Virginia. Georgia school districts represent a significant cluster—Hancock County, Savannah-Chatham, Liberty County, Douglas County, and Muscogee County all posted produce and food-service solicitations between February and June 2026. Texas agencies (HHSC, DSHS, DISD, AISD, TDCJ) and Oregon DOC show recurring procurement cycles. Geographic spread also extends to Connecticut (City of Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center commodities bid BNB053266, due June 26, 2026) and Illinois (State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office quarterly food orders, due June 17, 2026). Most opportunities are posted as ITBs or RFPs with response windows of two to four weeks; many impose Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products) and require firm fixed pricing for the contract term, with price adjustments permitted only at renewal or upon documented manufacturer price increases exceeding five percent. Vendors typically must carry $1 million commercial general liability insurance and demonstrate three to five years of relevant food-service supply experience.