UNSPSC 50361513: Canned or jarred costard apples

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

UNSPSC 50361513 Canned or jarred costard apples (Commodity) represents a narrow food product line, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal direct purchasing of the nominal commodity. Instead, agencies are soliciting canned and jarred fruit products more broadly—applesauce, pears, and mixed canned fruits—for institutional food service at correctional facilities, schools, and state health agencies. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted two separate ITBs for canned applesauce (4,760 cases in July 2026 and 1,904 cases in May 2026), each at approximately $21.84 per case, delivered FOB Destination to the Central Distribution Center in Salem. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has solicited supplemental food and consumable products including canned goods for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with a maximum contract value of $4.5 million over three years and delivery to 23 qualified ordering entities across Texas. State and local food procurement under this code is dominated by school districts and correctional facilities purchasing canned fruit as part of broader nutrition service contracts, with issuing bodies spanning state corrections departments, state health agencies, and school districts in Oregon, Texas, Georgia, and surrounding regions.

Recent activity shows heavy concentration in school nutrition contracts and state institutional food service. Oregon's Department of Corrections, the Texas HHSC, and multiple school districts (Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Liberty County in Georgia, Douglas County in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham in Georgia, and others) are all active buyers of canned and jarred fruit products within fiscal-year 2026-2027 procurement cycles. Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026; the Texas HHSC IFB HHS0016792V2 for supplemental food and consumables including canned goods with a March 19, 2026 deadline and maximum three-year value of $4.5 million; and the Rockwood R-VI School District child nutrition services procurements (posted March 31, 2026) for grocery items and NOI products due April 29, 2026 across over 900 line items. Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic content for processed products) appear consistently in school district solicitations. Oregon applies a combined 10 percent preference (5 percent for Oregon-fabricated goods and 5 percent for Oregon-headquartered bidders) on its applesauce ITBs. Pricing in recent ODOC awards to Robbins Sales and MJ Kellner has held steady near $21.83–$21.84 per case, suggesting stable commodity pricing and limited margin volatility in this segment.