UNSPSC 50361507: Canned or jarred bramley seedling apples

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

UNSPSC 50361507 Canned or jarred bramley seedling apples, a Commodity code, describes prepared apple products in shelf-stable form that state and local governments procure primarily for food service and nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show purchasing focused on canned applesauce and dried apple products for institutional feeding—schools, corrections facilities, state-supported living centers, veteran homes, and county senior services. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and health services, state veterans home systems, independent school districts, county boards of education, county boards of commissioners, and municipal boards of education. The purchasing pattern reflects routine institutional food supply chains rather than specialized procurement; products are ordered by volume in cases or truckloads with firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery, and compliance with USDA commodity standards and FDA labeling requirements. Vendors are evaluated on responsiveness to specifications, price competitiveness, delivery timeline, past performance, and insurance adequacy; no special set-asides or preference programs appear in the recent record, though some jurisdictions (Oregon Department of Corrections, Hancock County Schools) apply Buy American or domestic-content minimums.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, Texas, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted two ITBs for canned applesauce in May and July 2026 (ITB S-29100-00017453, due July 31, 2026, for approximately 4,760 cases at a historical price of $21.84 per case; S-29100-00016975, due June 2, 2026, for approximately 1,904 cases at a historical price of $21.827 per case), both on a quarterly or biannual rolling basis. The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office posted multiple weekly food order solicitations for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (brand-specific and brand-or-equal variants in June and August 2026 with August 24 due dates). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia posted an IWQ for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food including canned vegetables and proteins (due October 19, 2026). Austin Independent School District solicited dried fruit bars and apple crisps (RFP 27RFP004, due July 16, 2026). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Department of State Health Services issued large statewide food and consumable IFBs serving corrections, state hospitals, and state-supported living centers (HHS0017449 due July 13, 2026, with prior-period value of $1.5 million; HHS0016792v2 with maximum potential value of $4,500,000 over three years). Opportunities are steady but not dense; activity is concentrated in institutional procurement cycles tied to fiscal-year budgeting and seasonal nutrition planning rather than emergency or surge demand.