UNSPSC 50361500: Canned or jarred apples

The fleshy usually rounded and red, yellow, or green edible pome fruit of a tree (genus malus) of the rose family that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50361500 Canned or jarred apples is a Class code encompassing preserved apple products—applesauce, apple crisps, and related shelf-stable items—that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service, including corrections facilities, veterans homes, state hospitals, school nutrition programs, and senior services. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing canned applesauce by the truckload (1,900–4,760 cases per award), dried apple products for school lunch programs, and apple-based items mixed into broader food commodity bundles for institutional cafeterias. Issuing bodies span state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, California Department of State Hospitals, Illinois Veterans Home system, State of Georgia), county boards of education (Hancock County, Georgia), city school districts (Austin Independent School District, Bridgeport Board of Education), county purchasing offices (Gwinnett County), and state-supported living centers. The code sees steady activity from both centralized state procurement divisions and decentralized school and county nutrition programs.

Geographic activity is concentrated in the South and West, with recent solicitations posted by Georgia, Oregon, Texas, Illinois, California, and Connecticut. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (posted July 2026, due July 31) with FOB destination delivery to Salem and a historical award price of $21.84 per case to Robbins Sales; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumables statewide (posted May 2026, due March 19) with a three-year potential value of $4.5 million; the California Department of State Hospitals–Atascadero's RFQ for 560 cases of unsweetened applesauce among 3,472 total canned fruit cases (posted May 2026, due May 27); and Austin Independent School District's RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (posted June 2026, due July 16). Oregon applies a combined 10 percent preference for goods fabricated or processed entirely within Oregon and for Oregon-headquartered bidders. Most solicitations require FOB destination delivery, firm fixed pricing, commercial general liability insurance of $1 million or greater, and compliance with USDA commodity specifications and Buy American provisions where applicable.