UNSPSC 50361546: Canned or jarred jonamac apples

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

UNSPSC 50361546 Canned or jarred jonamac apples is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure canned and jarred fruit products—principally applesauce, but including a broad range of canned fruits packed in juice, water, or light syrup—for institutional food service operations including corrections facilities, schools, state health and human services centers, and related nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show the code is applied to both branded applesauce (identified by product name) and broader fruit procurement categories in which canned apple products appear as line items. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections, school districts (independent and county-level), boards of education, state health and human services commissions, and municipal education systems. The Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas HHSC appear as repeat buyers; school districts in multiple states soliciting annual food service contracts frequently include canned fruit items alongside fresh and frozen products. Geographic activity spans Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut, and Illinois, with school nutrition programs and state institutional facilities driving the majority of recent activity.

Representative solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 (posted July 10, 2026, due July 31, 2026) for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce, unsweetened or sweetened, smooth or chunky, to be delivered in five truckloads to Salem at historical pricing of $21.84 per case; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0016792 (posted February 26, 2026, initially due February 23 and extended to February 23, 2026) for supplemental food and consumables including canned goods across 23 qualified ordering entities statewide, with a maximum potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years. School-level activity includes Fairfax County Public Schools (IFB 2000004323, posted April 6, 2026, due April 27, 2026) for a Master Grocery K-12 contract serving 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus seven distribution kitchens, and Rockwood R-VI School District (Grocery Items and NOI procurements, both posted and due April 29, 2026) covering over 900 line items across multiple categories. Canned applesauce and other canned fruits typically carry historical pricing benchmarks and are competed on firm, fixed unit rates including transportation FOB destination, with delivery cycles ranging from single truckload shipments to ongoing weekly school deliveries.