UNSPSC 50361555: Canned or jarred mcintosh apples

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

UNSPSC 50361555 Canned or jarred McIntosh apples (Commodity) captures state and local procurement for shelf-stable apple products—primarily canned applesauce and processed apple items—delivered to correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, state health institutions, and educational food service operations. Recent solicitations show the code active across school districts, state departments of corrections, health and human services agencies, and education boards procuring applesauce, apple crisps, dried fruit bars, and fresh produce including multiple apple varieties as components of broader food-service buys. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Austin ISD in Texas, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Muscogee County School District in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Dallas ISD in Texas) alongside state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Comptroller, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, State of Georgia, City of Bridgeport Connecticut), and regional buying cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts). The mix reflects heavy concentration in school nutrition procurement, with secondary volume from state correctional and health institutions.

Geographic activity centers on the Southeast and Southwest—Georgia (multiple school districts and the state itself), Texas (HHSC, TDCJ, multiple school districts), Oregon (Department of Corrections), and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport)—with secondary representation in Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (response due July 31, 2026, at $21.84 per case historical pricing); the Austin Independent School District RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (response due July 16, 2026); and the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia school districts under the GEC cooperative (response due March 4, 2026, with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One). Buy American provisions and domestic-content preferences appear across most school and government solicitations; Oregon applies a combined 10% preference (5% Oregon goods, 5% Oregon headquarters); Texas HHS and Georgia school districts require 51% domestic agricultural content in processed products or equivalent USDA domestic commodity status. Pricing is typically firm fixed for contract periods, delivery is FOB destination with transportation included, and responses are predominantly through state e-procurement portals or email submission with public bid openings.