UNSPSC 50361602: Canned or jarred apache apricots

The variety of apricots known as apache apricots that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50361602 Canned or jarred apache apricots is a Commodity code that in practice spans canned and jarred fruit products beyond apricots alone — state and local procurement offices use it to buy prepared canned fruits including applesauce, pears, and mixed fruit items for institutional food service. Recent opportunities show school districts, state corrections departments, state health agencies, and municipal school nutrition programs soliciting canned fruit under this code to supply cafeteria operations, institutional kitchens, and food service warehouses. The work involves competitive bidding on bulk quantities of shelf-stable fruit products meeting USDA commodity specifications, with delivery to central distribution points or school sites on FOB destination terms and firm fixed pricing that typically includes all transportation and fuel charges.

Issuing bodies are heavily weighted toward school districts and state agencies operating institutional food services. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple ITBs for canned applesauce; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission has solicited supplemental food and consumable products including canned goods for state hospitals and supported living centers; Austin Independent School District, Dallas Independent School District, and Fairfax County Public Schools have issued RFPs or IFBs covering canned fruit as part of broader food service procurement; and the City of Bridgeport Connecticut Board of Education Nutrition Center has solicited commodities including fruit products. Geographic activity concentrates in Oregon (multiple ODOC procurements), Texas (HHSC, DSHS, and school district activity), Georgia (Douglas County School System, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System), Connecticut, and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools), with additional activity in Missouri and Illinois. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products (including canned items) for state-supported living centers due July 13, 2026, and the City of Bridgeport IFB BNB053266 for commodities including fruit and vegetable products due June 26, 2026. Buy American and domestic-content preferences appear consistently across school district and state agency solicitations, with typical insurance minimums of $1 million general liability and firm fixed pricing requirements spanning full contract terms without fuel surcharges.