UNSPSC 50361569: Canned or jarred red astrachan apples

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

UNSPSC 50361569 Canned or jarred red astrachan apples, a Commodity code, covers canned and jarred apple products procured by state and local governments for institutional food service—primarily school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, and health and human services institutions. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers treating this code broadly to encompass canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, and apple crisps alongside whole canned or jarred apple products, reflecting flexible sourcing within preserved apple category boundaries. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, state health and human services commissions, county school districts, municipal school systems, and independent school districts, with school nutrition programs appearing as the dominant buyer segment across multiple jurisdictions. Work solicited under this code consists of competitive procurement of canned and jarred apple products in case quantities ranging from approximately 1,900 to 4,760 cases per contract cycle, with products meeting USDA commodity or food safety specifications and delivered on FOB destination or delivered-in-full terms to central distribution centers or school warehouse locations.

Geographic activity spans Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Missouri, and Illinois based on recent postings, with Texas and Georgia school districts and the Oregon Department of Corrections showing repeat or concurrent procurement activity. Representative recent opportunities 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 at a historical price of $21.84 per case with a combined 10 percent Oregon goods and Oregon-headquartered vendor preference; Austin Independent School District RFP 27RFP004 (posted June 26, 2026, due July 16, 2026) for dried fruit bars and apple crisps for food service delivery to the district's central warehouse; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 (posted June 11, 2026, due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products including apple-category items to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical annual value of approximately $1.5 million across all food categories. School districts typically bid canned apple products as line items within broader grocery or produce solicitations rather than standalone procurement; the code shows steady institutional demand but moderate individual opportunity volume, suggesting a commodity of consistent but not exceptional procurement concentration in state and local markets.