UNSPSC 50361556: Canned or jarred mutsu apples

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

UNSPSC 50361556 Canned or jarred mutsu apples is a Commodity code that in practice encompasses canned and jarred fruit products—applesauce, pears, and other processed fruit—procured by state agencies, school districts, and institutional food service operations for cafeteria, kitchen, and nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show the code capturing applesauce bids from correctional facilities and school districts rather than narrowly defined mutsu apple inventory; the actual scope is broader preserved-fruit procurement than the code's nominal title suggests. State and local issuing bodies pursuing this category include state departments of corrections, school districts ranging from single-district IFBs to multi-district cooperative procurements, and state health and human services commissions operating institutional food service. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple applesauce bids (ITB S-29100-00017453 due July 31, 2026, and prior ITB S2910000016975 due June 2, 2026), establishing a pattern of regular replacement purchasing under this code. School nutrition programs dominate recent activity; Fairfax County Public Schools, Hancock County Board of Education, and other large districts bid commodity fruit products as line items within broader grocery and produce contracts. Geographic activity concentrates in Oregon (ODOC repeat buyer), Georgia (multiple school districts), Texas (health and human services institutional food service), Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education), and Missouri (Rockwood School District). Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections canned applesauce ITB (July 31, 2026 response) specifying 4,760 cases at historical pricing near $21.84 per case, and Austin Independent School District's dried fruit bars and apple crisps RFP (July 16, 2026 response) soliciting products for central warehouse delivery under Texas Education Code procurement authority. Buy American and domestic-ingredient preferences appear consistently across school nutrition solicitations, and institutional buyers frequently apply state-residency or goods-fabrication preferences where authorized. No federal dollar ceiling or volume guarantees are disclosed in recent postings; pricing is requested on firm, all-inclusive FOB-destination per-unit or per-case bases with transportation and delivery prepaid by contractors.