UNSPSC 50361542: Canned or jarred james grieve apples

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

UNSPSC 50361542 Canned or jarred James Grieve apples is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure canned and jarred fruit products—primarily applesauce, dried fruit bars, and apple crisps—through this code for food service operations at correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, school nutrition programs, and senior services. Recent solicitations show procurement of shelf-stable canned fruit packed in juice, water, or light syrup with USDA commodity compliance and minimum one-year shelf life; products are sourced through RFQ, IFB, and RFP vehicles with firm fixed pricing quoted per unit or per case. Issuing bodies include state departments (corrections, health and human services, chief procurement offices), county boards of education, independent school districts, and county social services departments. The code sees activity across multiple states with no dominant geographic concentration.

Recent opportunities span the Pacific Northwest, Southeast, and Texas. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted two ITBs for canned applesauce (approximately 1,904 cases in May 2026 and 4,760 cases in July 2026, both due at 9:00 a.m. PST, with ODOC offering 5 percent Oregon-goods preference and 5 percent resident-bidder preference on an FOB Destination basis). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has solicited supplemental food and consumables including canned fruit products statewide for state hospitals and supported living centers (IFB HHS0016792V2, $4.5 million potential value over three years, responses due March 19, 2026). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned products for senior services (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026). The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office has issued multiple brand-specific and brand-or-equal weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (responses due August 24, 2026 and June 17, 2026). Austin Independent School District issued an RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (due July 16, 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited fresh and processed produce including multiple apple varieties for school nutrition (IFB due June 26, 2026).