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, a Commodity code, describes shelf-stable preserved apple products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service — school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, senior services centers, and state-supported living centers. The recent solicitations show procurement officers acquiring canned applesauce (both sweetened and unsweetened, smooth and chunky) and dried apple products as components of broader food-supply contracts rather than as standalone line items. Issuing bodies span state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois, Georgia, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Department of Criminal Justice), county governments (Gwinnett County, Georgia; Hancock County, Georgia), school districts (Austin Independent School District, Bridgeport Board of Education), and municipal departments (City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases). Most recent activity shows state prison and corrections systems, school districts, and state health and human services agencies as the primary repeat buyers, with contracts typically structured as multi-item food commodities tenders rather than single-product awards.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and Southwest: Georgia (Gwinnett County IFB for food items due October 19, 2026; Hancock County Schools fresh produce and related items due June 26, 2026; State of Georgia food supplies due June 22, 2026), Texas (HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center IFB due July 13, 2026; TDCJ cafeteria food products IFB due May 4, 2026; Austin ISD RFP due July 16, 2026), Illinois (State of Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy weekly food orders, multiple quarters, due August 24, 2026 and June 17, 2026), and Oregon (ODOC canned applesauce ITB due July 31, 2026 and June 2, 2026). The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted two recent applesauce solicitations (4,760 cases in July 2026 and 1,904 cases in June 2026, both ITBs with 5 percent Oregon-goods preferences and 5 percent resident-bidder preferences), while Illinois has issued multiple weekly food-order RFPs for the Veterans Home at Quincy. Connecticut also shows procurement activity (City of Bridgeport Board of Education commodities IFB due June 26, 2026). Bid response dates cluster in June and July 2026, with most corrections and institutional food buyers seeking fixed pricing on FOB destination terms and delivery to central distribution centers or multiple facility locations. Buy American provisions apply across school district and many state procurements.