UNSPSC 50360000: Canned or jarred fruit

The ripened seed-bearing part of a plant when fleshy and edible that has been canned or jarred for preservation. To qualify as being canned or jarred the fruit should have been subjected to one or more commercial processes for sterilizing, pressure sealing (vacuum), etc. in order to prevent contamination by microbial agents.

UNSPSC 50360000 Canned or jarred fruit is a Family code describing preserved fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service — school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, state hospitals, and related public operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing canned applesauce (in bulk 40,000-pound truckloads), canned fruit assortments meeting USDA 2011 commodity specifications, and jarred fruit components for meal assembly, all packed in juice, water, or light syrup and meeting minimum one-year shelf-life requirements. The issuing bodies span state departments of corrections, state health and human services commissions, school districts ranging from small rural systems to large urban districts like Elk Grove Unified and Dallas Independent School District, county school boards, and specialized nutrition programs serving student populations from 6,900 to 47,000 daily meals. Geographic activity concentrates in the West (Oregon Department of Corrections), South (Georgia, Texas, Florida school systems), and upper Midwest (Illinois), with scattered activity in the Northeast and California.

Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (July 2026 due date, 5 percent Oregon goods and 5 percent resident bidder preferences, historical price $21.84 per case awarded to Robbins Sales); Austin Independent School District's RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (July 2026 due date); the State of Utah Division of Purchasing's RFP for bulk canned foods across five commodity categories with a five-year term, 0.75 percent administrative fee, and historical spend data of $5.0 million (2020–2025); and multiple school districts issuing annual food procurement RFPs and ITBs that bundle canned and jarred fruit with broader grocery categories. Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content appear in many school-district solicitations. Pricing in recent bids remains firm fixed for contract periods, with FOB destination and prepaid freight standard; payment terms typically range from Net 30 to Net 45 days. Set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises are not uniformly applied across these solicitations, though some school districts encourage minority and women-owned business participation.