UNSPSC 50361593: Canned or jarred white transparent apples

The variety of apples known as white transparent apples that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50361593 Canned or jarred white transparent apples, a Commodity code, encompasses canned fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service operations, including applesauce, canned pears, and other preserved fruit items meeting USDA commodity specifications. Recent solicitations show the code is used by state correctional departments, school districts, and state health and human services facilities to source shelf-stable fruit products in bulk quantities for inmate and patient nutrition programs, with typical purchases ranging from 1,900 to 4,760 cases per procurement and delivery to centralized distribution centers or individual school sites.

State and local issuing bodies pursuing this code include state departments of corrections, school districts (both large urban districts and smaller rural systems), state health and human services commissions, and county boards of education across multiple states. Oregon Department of Corrections appears as a repeat buyer, with at least two recent applesauce solicitations posted in the February–July 2026 window. The geographic spread includes Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Missouri, and Illinois, with the most recent and substantial activity concentrated in the South and Southwest. 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 historical price of $21.84 per case and a 10 percent total preference for Oregon-fabricated and Oregon-headquartered vendors; Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products including canned fruit for the El Paso State Supported Living Center, proposals due July 13, 2026, with an estimated prior-period value of $1.5 million; and Dallas Independent School District RFP JC250079 for various food products including specialty items for the 2026–2027 school year, due April 2, 2026. The code shows consistent institutional demand across state and local jurisdictions with firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery terms, and multi-year contract structures typical of food service procurement.