UNSPSC 50361516: Canned or jarred crab apples

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

UNSPSC 50361516 Canned or jarred crab apples, a Commodity code, sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity focused directly on this item; the solicitations tagged under it reveal that state and local food service procurement instead encompasses broad shelf-stable produce categories where canned or jarred crab apples would be a minor line item within larger food-supply contracts. What is actually being solicited under this code is institutional food service—department of corrections facilities, state veterans homes, state supported living centers, school district cafeterias, and county senior services—where food buyers source dozens to hundreds of food items in single IFBs, RFPs, or informal quotes, and crab apples appear, if at all, as a single line among proteins, vegetables, grains, and other preserved fruits. The issuing bodies are predominantly state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas HHSC, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Texas TDCJ, State of Georgia), county school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Austin Independent School District, City of Bridgeport Board of Education), county senior services (Gwinnett County), and municipal nutrition centers (City of Bridgeport). Pricing in representative recent awards runs approximately $21.80–$21.84 per case for canned applesauce, with volumes ranging from 1,904 to 4,760 cases per order cycle.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, and Texas, with sporadic activity elsewhere. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 (Fruit Applesauce, posted July 2026, closed July 31, 2026) for 4,760 cases to the Central Distribution Center in Salem; the Texas HHSC IFB HHS0017449 (El Paso State Supported Living Center, posted June 2026, closed July 13, 2026) with historical spend of $1.5 million annually across all food and consumable products; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote for food items (posted October 13, 2026, closed October 19, 2026) covering 1,062 cases of shelf-stable products including canned vegetables; and the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (FY-27, posted August 19, 2026, closed August 24, 2026). Buy American preferences appear in school nutrition procurements (Hancock County, City of Bridgeport), Oregon offers local-vendor preferences (5% for fabrication, 5% for residency), and Texas education code governs several school district procurements. Contract terms typically run one year with optional renewals, and awards favor lowest responsive and responsible bidders or, in some cases, best value. Pre-bid or question deadlines occur 7–14 days before response close.