UNSPSC 50361605: Canned or jarred blenheim apricots

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

UNSPSC 50361605 Canned or jarred Blenheim apricots is a Commodity code that sees minimal direct application in state and local procurement, with the recent opportunities block showing no solicitations actually requesting this specific product. The code nominally covers shelf-stable apricot products packed in syrup, juice, or water; however, state and local food service procurement—driven primarily by school nutrition programs, corrections departments, and health and human services facilities—solicits canned and jarred fruit products as part of broad commodity bundles rather than by single variety. Recent opportunities from Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas HHSC, and multiple school districts target canned applesauce, mixed canned fruit, and fresh produce, not Blenheim apricots specifically. The issuing bodies across the recent opportunities include state departments of corrections and health services, county and independent school districts, and regional buying cooperatives. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Connecticut, Missouri, and California, with school districts representing the largest single category of buyers.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual recent procurement activity suggests this Commodity code is either dormant or misapplied in recent filings. A representative recent opportunity—Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 (due July 31, 2026) for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce—illustrates the pattern: state and local agencies buy canned fruit as generic commodity items under broad specifications (USDA 2011 standards, packed in juice or light syrup, one-year minimum shelf life) rather than by varietal designation. Pricing historically runs $21.84 per case for applesauce in Oregon's market. Schools, corrections facilities, and HHS agencies bid food service contracts on broader categories—"Food and Consumable Products," "Master Grocery K-12," "Fresh Produce and Eggs"—where individual fruit varieties are line items within procurement lots, not standalone bids. If your firm supplies Blenheim apricots or other canned-fruit products, the actionable opportunity sits upstream: becoming an approved line-item vendor under large food-service contracts issued by school districts, state health and corrections agencies, and regional buying cooperatives, rather than pursuing direct Commodity-level bids under this code.