UNSPSC 50361576: Canned or jarred red york apples

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

UNSPSC 50361576 Canned or jarred red york apples (Commodity) describes canned and jarred apple products that state and local governments procure for food service operations, including applesauce, apple crisps, and fresh produce supply agreements that reference apple varieties as component items within broader produce contracts. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code span school nutrition programs (independent school districts, county boards of education), corrections departments, health and human services agencies, and state supported living centers. The Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Health and Human Services Commission are repeat buyers of canned applesauce under invitation-to-bid (ITB) and invitation-for-bid (IFB) notices, while school districts including Austin Independent School District, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, and others frequently include apple varieties within comprehensive fresh produce and grocery solicitations issued as ITBs or RFPs. Work solicited ranges from specialized canned applesauce contracts (Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453, response due July 31, 2026, seeking 4,760 cases at approximately $21.84 per case delivered to Salem) to multi-line fresh produce agreements naming apple varieties among dozens of produce items (Hancock County Board of Education IFB, response due June 26, 2026, spanning Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, and Jazz apples across multiple case sizes and delivery locations).

Recent procurement activity concentrates in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest, with notable solicitation volume in Georgia (Hancock County Board of Education, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Douglas County School System, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System), Oregon (Oregon Department of Corrections), and Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Dallas Independent School District, Austin Independent School District). Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia and Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri also represent active markets. Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB for canned applesauce (4,760 cases, five truck loads, delivery within 60 days of order, FOB destination prepaid, 10% combined preference for Oregon goods and Oregon-headquartered bidders); the Douglas County School System RFP for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 Georgia districts (approximately $4.4 million estimated annual spending for Area One, production pricing based on USDA market reports, contract July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, questions due February 18, 2026, proposals due March 4, 2026); and Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce (over 200 line items including multiple apple varieties, delivery to three school locations, contract July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, sealed bids due June 26, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.). Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products appear across school district solicitations, and state and local buyers commonly apply firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges, F.O.B. destination prepaid delivery terms, and award discretion to single or multiple vendors on a line-item basis.