UNSPSC 50361519: Canned or jarred duchess apples

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

UNSPSC 50361519 Canned or jarred duchess apples (Commodity) covers canned and jarred fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service, including school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, health and human services agencies, and state-supported living centers. Recent solicitations show that the code captures a broader scope than the nominal product name suggests — agencies are buying not only canned apples but canned applesauce, canned fruit assortments, and dried fruit products under related commodity codes, all destined for high-volume institutional feeding operations. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include corrections departments, independent school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services commissions, and regional cooperatives serving multiple school districts. School districts appear most frequently, with repeat activity from Fairfax County Public Schools, multiple Georgia school systems (Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Hancock County, Douglas County), Missouri school districts (Rockwood R-VI), and Texas districts (Austin ISD, Dallas ISD). Correctional agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice) and state-level human services bodies (Texas HHSC, Illinois Chief Procurement Office) round out the issuing landscape.

Recent procurement activity clusters heavily in the South and Upper Midwest, with notable concentration in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, and Oregon. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026, offering 5% Oregon-goods preference and 5% resident-bidder preference for a total 10% combined advantage; Austin Independent School District RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps due July 16, 2026; and the Texas HHSC IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products including canned fruit for the El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026, referencing a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million. Douglas County School System's cooperative RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia districts budgeted approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, reflecting the scale typical of major school nutrition contracts. Contracts uniformly require firm fixed pricing delivered FOB Destination, compliance with USDA commodity specifications and FDA/USDA standards, minimum insurance (typically $1 million commercial general liability), and product shelf-life minimums of one year or longer. Buy American provisions appear regularly in school-district solicitations, requiring 51% domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products where applicable.