UNSPSC 50361502: Canned or jarred ambrosia apples

The variety of apples known as ambrosia apples that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50361502 Canned or jarred ambrosia apples is a Commodity code capturing shelf-stable processed apple products that state and local governments procure primarily for food service at correctional facilities, schools, senior centers, and health and human services institutions. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing canned applesauce, dried apple crisps, and fresh ambrosia apples as components of broader food-supply contracts rather than as standalone line items; the code's nominal scope (canned ambrosia specifically) narrows to a single product type, but procurement offices tag applesauce, apple crisps, and fresh apples under related commodity codes when sourcing through multi-item RFPs and ITBs. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, state health and human services commissions, county boards of education, municipal school districts, and county senior services. Repeat buyers appear across Oregon Department of Corrections (multiple quarterly applesauce bids), the State of Illinois (weekly food orders for veterans homes), and Texas state agencies (supplemental food for hospitals and supported living centers).

Geographic concentration is strongest in the Pacific Northwest and Texas. Oregon Department of Corrections has issued multiple ITBs for canned applesauce (most recent ITB S-29100-00017453, posted July 10, 2026, with bids due July 31, 2026, seeking approximately 4,760 cases at a historical price of $21.84 per case). Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued a large supplemental food procurement (IFB HHS0016792v2, posted May 19, 2026, due March 19, 2026, covering 210 line items including fresh and frozen fruits with a potential three-year value of $4.5 million). The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office posted multiple weekly food-order solicitations for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy with brand-specific and brand-or-equal variants (due August 24, 2026). Additional activity appears in Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas public school districts; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce including multiple apple varieties (due June 26, 2026), and Austin Independent School District (Texas) requested proposals for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (RFP 27RFP004, due July 16, 2026). The code sees steady but fragmented demand across multiple issuing bodies and geographies rather than concentrated purchasing through a few high-volume buyers.