UNSPSC 50361535: Canned or jarred granny smith apples

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

UNSPSC 50361535 Canned or jarred granny smith apples is a Commodity code purchasing preserved apple products and apple-based foods for institutional food service, with recent state and local opportunities spanning school district nutrition programs, state correctional facilities, state health facilities, and municipal school boards across the United States. State and local issuing bodies include school districts (school nutrition programs), state departments of corrections, state health and human services commissions, and county boards of education, with school districts representing the dominant buyer category in the recent activity. The scope of work reflects actual purchasing diverging from the code's narrow focus on granny smith apples alone: agencies are procuring canned applesauce (both sweetened and unsweetened, smooth and chunky), dried fruit bars, apple crisps, and fresh produce including multiple apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) alongside berries, vegetables, and other commodities bundled in food service procurement. Institutional buyers specify USDA compliance, FDA food safety standards, Buy American requirements (typically 51 percent domestic content for processed products), and delivery to central warehouses or individual school sites on firm fixed-price, FOB destination terms with freight prepaid by vendors. Insurance requirements consistently mandate $1 million commercial general liability per occurrence, with many solicitations requiring $2 million aggregate coverage.

Geographic concentration centers in Georgia and Texas, with additional recent activity in Oregon, Missouri, Connecticut, and Illinois. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections issuing ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (due July 31, 2026), with pricing historically awarded to Robbins Sales at $21.84 per case; Austin Independent School District posting RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (due July 16, 2026); and Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issuing IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce including multiple apple varieties across over 200 line items (due June 26, 2026). School districts and state agencies typically require firm pricing for 12-month contract periods with minimal midterm adjustment provisions, restrict fuel surcharges, and reserve the right to award to single or multiple vendors. Buy American preferences and Oregon/Texas resident-bidder preferences appear in multiple solicitations, and prevailing wage requirements apply in Illinois state procurements. Contract terms commonly run July 1 to June 30, aligned with school fiscal years, with renewal options extending two to four years at issuing body discretion.