UNSPSC 50361580: Canned or jarred sierra beauty apples

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

UNSPSC 50361580 Canned or jarred sierra beauty apples, a Commodity code, describes shelf-stable apple products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service — correctional facilities, state hospitals, supported living centers, school nutrition programs, and senior services. The recent solicitations show buyers acquiring canned applesauce (the most common recent product under this code), canned fruit bars, and dried apple products rather than sierra beauty apples specifically. Issuing bodies span state corrections departments, state health and human services agencies, school districts, county boards of education, county senior services, and municipal departments. The mix tilts toward state-level purchasing (Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice) but includes active county and city nutrition programs (Gwinnett County Schools, Hancock County Schools, City of Bridgeport Board of Education).

Geographic activity clusters in the South and Pacific Northwest, with Oregon Department of Corrections posting multiple applesauce ITBs, Texas agencies (HHSC, TDCJ, Comptroller's office) conducting broad institutional food procurement, Illinois Chief Procurement Office issuing recurring weekly food-order solicitations for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy, and Georgia and Georgia-based school districts (Gwinnett County, Hancock County) soliciting fresh and shelf-stable produce. Representative recent opportunities include Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026, with a 10 percent combined Oregon-goods and Oregon-headquartered preference and a historical price of $21.84 per case; Texas HHSC IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period value of $1.5 million, due July 11, 2026; and Austin Independent School District RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps, due July 16, 2026. School nutrition and corrections food service dominate the recent volume.