UNSPSC 50361595: Canned or jarred worcester apples

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

UNSPSC 50361595 Canned or jarred worcester apples is a Commodity code that state and local governments procure as shelf-stable applesauce and canned fruit products for institutional food service — principally school districts, state correctional facilities, state health and human services agencies, and county education boards serving student meals, incarcerated populations, and residents of state-supported living centers. The work solicited under this code spans canned applesauce (sweetened or unsweetened, smooth or chunky) meeting USDA commodity specifications, packed in juice, water, or light syrup, with minimum one-year shelf life from delivery. Issuing bodies include state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, State of Georgia), county school systems (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Muscogee County in Georgia, Liberty County in Georgia, Douglas County in Georgia), independent school districts (Austin ISD in Texas, Dallas ISD in Texas, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia), city boards of education (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), and regional school cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts). Recent solicitations appear predominantly from Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Connecticut, Missouri, and Virginia school systems and state facilities.

Recent representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453, posted July 10, 2026 with response due July 31, 2026, requesting approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (sweetened or unsweetened, smooth or chunky) for delivery to the Central Distribution Center in Salem in five truckloads of 952 cases each at approximately $21.84 per case; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449, posted June 11, 2026 with response due July 13, 2026, seeking food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with estimated prior-period value of $1.5 million; the Douglas County School System RFP 26-003, posted January 21, 2026 with response due February 18, 2026, soliciting food supply and distribution for approximately 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools with estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000; and the Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323, posted April 6, 2026 with response due April 27, 2026, for Master Grocery K-12 with weekly deliveries to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens. Most school-based solicitations apply Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products) and require firm fixed pricing for the contract period with delivery FOB destination, prepaid by the vendor.