UNSPSC 50361604: Canned or jarred black apricots

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

UNSPSC 50361604 Canned or jarred black apricots (Commodity) sees limited recent activity in state and local procurement, with the posted opportunities showing marked divergence between the code's nominal scope and what is actually being solicited. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted two separate ITBs for canned fruit applesauce — most recently S2910000017453 (due July 31, 2026) and earlier S2910000016081 (closed March 6, 2026) — but neither addresses apricots specifically. Additional recent opportunities span canned fruit in broader food service contexts: the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (IFB HHS0016792) solicited supplemental food and consumables statewide including canned goods for state hospitals and supported living centers; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (IFB 304T26300CF) requested cafeteria food products across multiple facility locations; and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut sought commodities for its Board of Education nutrition center. None of these opportunities explicitly identified canned apricots as a line item. The code shows no recent standalone solicitations for black apricots in any form, suggesting either minimal state and local demand for this specific commodity or persistent tagging misalignment between procurement systems and actual scope.

When canned fruit does appear in state and local food service procurement, it enters through broader commodity or food-supply contracts rather than as a standalone line item. School districts, corrections departments, health and human services facilities, and board of education nutrition programs source canned fruits as part of general inventory, typically alongside fresh produce, frozen items, proteins, and dry goods under multi-category RFPs and ITBs. Oregon's repeated canned-applesauce solicitations (Robbins Sales won the June 2026 award at $21.84 per case under the earlier ITB) represent the closest activity-level match to the code's scope, though they are labeled applesauce rather than apricots. The geographic distribution of recent opportunities spans Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Missouri, and Virginia, but concentration in specific jurisdictions or repeat buyers is weak. The market signal for this Commodity code is sparse: pursue only if your firm already serves state or local food service contracts at scale and can integrate canned black apricots as a line item within larger master grocery or food-supply bids, or has direct relationships with corrections and state hospital systems in procurement offices that regularly issue applesauce or mixed-fruit canned-goods ITBs.