UNSPSC 50361510: Canned or jarred charles ross apples

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

UNSPSC 50361510 Canned or jarred apples, a Commodity code, reflects state and local procurement of preserved apple products—applesauce, sliced apples, and apple crisps—primarily for institutional food service in corrections facilities, schools, and state health agencies. Recent solicitations emphasize USDA-compliant canned applesauce packed in juice or light syrup, often unsweetened or sweetened, smooth or chunky, meeting one-year minimum shelf-life requirements. The work is driven by school district nutrition programs serving meal volumes in the thousands of daily participants and state-operated facilities including correctional institutions and supported living centers that source food through centralized warehouses. Issuing bodies span state corrections departments, state health and human services commissions, independent school districts, and county school boards. Repeat buyers include the Oregon Department of Corrections, which has posted multiple applesauce bids in recent months, and multi-district cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative, which aggregates procurement for 30 Georgia school districts. The code also captures broader grocery and produce contracts where canned apple products appear as line items within larger food service RFPs and IFBs.

Activity concentrates in the South and Pacific Northwest. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S2910000017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (responding by July 31, 2026) and an earlier ITB S2910000016975 for 1,904 cases (closed June 2, 2026), both delivered to the Central Distribution Center in Salem under a combined Oregon local-preference and domestic-goods preference totaling 10 percent. Austin Independent School District posted RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (due July 16, 2026), and Douglas County School System in Georgia participated in a GEC cooperative RFP for fresh produce including apple varieties (due March 4, 2026). Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia issued IFB 2000004323 for a Master Grocery K-12 term contract (April 27, 2026) encompassing fruit products. Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Department of State Health Services have posted multiple large IFBs (HHS0016792 and successors) for supplemental food and consumable products statewide, serving state hospitals and supported living centers, with contract values reaching $4.5 million over multiple years and line-item counts exceeding 200. Pricing in recent awards reflects per-case rates in the $21–$22 range for institutional applesauce, with historical award to vendors such as Robbins Sales and MJ Kellner. All products must comply with FDA/USDA standards and Buy American requirements where applicable; delivery is FOB destination with prepaid freight, firm fixed pricing for contract terms, and insurance requirements typically mandating $1 million commercial general liability.