UNSPSC 50361561: Canned or jarred pacific rose apples

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

UNSPSC 50361561 Canned or jarred pacific rose apples, a Commodity code, captures state and local procurement of shelf-stable fruit products in various preparations—notably canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, and fresh produce for school nutrition and institutional food service. The code sees activity across state departments, school districts, and special-purpose food service operations, with school nutrition programs and state-supported living centers as the most frequent buying entities. Scope spans both individual commodity purchases and bulk food-service-bundled procurements; recent solicitations show demand for both sweetened and unsweetened canned apple products meeting USDA commodity specifications, as well as processed apple items and fresh apple varieties (Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) in multi-case quantities. Issuing bodies include state corrections departments, state health and human services commissions, independent school districts, county school boards, and regional buying cooperatives serving school systems. Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and multiple Georgia and Texas school districts (including Hancock County Schools, Austin ISD, Liberty County Schools, Muscogee County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, and Douglas County Schools) appear in recent postings, suggesting concentration among education procurement offices and state institutional food-service agencies.

Geographic activity clusters heavily in the Southeast (Georgia, Texas) and the Pacific Northwest (Oregon), with secondary activity in Illinois and Connecticut. Representative recent opportunities include Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for canned applesauce (4,760 cases, due July 31, 2026, ITB with 10% combined Oregon-origin and headquarters preference), Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables at El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026, estimated $1.5 million historical value), Hancock County Board of Education IFB SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning multiple apple varieties (due June 26, 2026, with 51% Buy American commodity content requirement), and Douglas County School System RFP SN26-004 through GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs across 30 districts (due March 4, 2026, estimated $5.5 million annual spend across two geographic areas). Buy American and domestic agricultural commodity content requirements appear consistently; school nutrition contracts often carry firm fixed pricing for multi-year terms with limited price adjustments tied to USDA indices or CPI. Most recent ITBs and RFPs show response windows of two to four weeks, with delivery typically within 30–60 days of award and annual contract periods running July-June or September-August aligned to fiscal or school-year cycles.