UNSPSC 50361567: Canned or jarred pomme d'api apples

The variety of apples known as pomme d'api apples that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50361567 Canned or jarred pomme d'api apples, a Commodity code, represents state and local procurement of shelf-stable apple products, primarily canned applesauce and dried apple crisps for institutional food service. Recent solicitations show that state and local governments purchase these items as part of broader food-supply contracts for correctional facilities, veterans' homes, schools, social services centers, and state-supported living centers. The issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Illinois, State of Georgia), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia), cities (Bridgeport, Connecticut), independent school districts (Austin Independent School District in Texas), and specialized state agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice). The scope includes canned applesauce meeting USDA commodity specifications, dried fruit bars and apple crisps, and fresh apples as line items within multi-category food procurement. Quantities range from dozens of cases for smaller school and nutrition center orders to thousands of cases for correctional and veterans' facilities. Delivery terms are consistently FOB Destination with prepaid freight, and pricing is evaluated on a per-unit or per-case basis with firm fixed pricing through contract terms.

Activity clusters in Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County, State of Georgia food supplies), Texas (Austin ISD, Texas HHSC, TDCJ), Illinois (State of Illinois Veterans Home contracts), Oregon (Oregon Department of Corrections), and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport). Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with a July 31, 2026 bid due date and a historical award price of $21.84 per case to Robbins Sales; the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable food items including canned products, due October 19, 2026, delivered to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy for the fourth quarter of FY-27 (September–December), with brand-specific and brand-or-equal solicitations both posted August 19, 2026, and due August 24, 2026; and the Austin Independent School District RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps, due July 16, 2026. Buy American provisions requiring a minimum of 51 percent domestic content and state or local vendor preferences (Oregon's combined 10 percent preference for Oregon goods and resident bidders, Texas SmartBuy administrative fees, MBE/CBE eligibility in Connecticut) are common. Procurement cycles span school-year contracts (July–June), quarterly state institutional food service renewals, and single-year terms with optional renewals, with response deadlines typically two to six weeks from posting.