UNSPSC 50361607: Canned or jarred bulida apricots

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

UNSPSC 50361607 Canned or jarred bulida apricots is a Commodity code that encompasses state and local purchases of shelf-stable canned and jarred fruit products for institutional food service operations, particularly schools, corrections facilities, and health and human services agencies. Recent solicitations show that state and local buyers under this code are actually procuring a broader category of canned fruit items—applesauce, pears, and mixed canned fruits—rather than apricots specifically, indicating that issuing bodies use this Commodity code as a vehicle for general canned fruit procurement. The buying mix spans state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Chief Procurement Office), school districts (Austin ISD, Dallas ISD, Hancock County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham, and Rockwood districts), and county systems (Douglas County, Muscogee County). Issuing bodies typically solicit canned fruit as part of broader food service contracts that bundle dozens or hundreds of line items, though standalone canned-fruit ITBs and RFPs appear periodically when volume requirements merit separate procurement vehicles. The code shows consistent activity among school nutrition programs and state institutional food service operations, both of which maintain steady demand for shelf-stable, pre-portioned fruit products that meet USDA commodity and FDA food safety standards. Pricing is generally quoted per-case or per-unit on firm-fixed FOB Destination terms, with delivery to central warehouses or distributed school sites, and minimum shelf-life requirements (typically one year) are standard.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Southwest, with the Oregon Department of Corrections soliciting approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce in July 2026 (ITB S-29100-00017453, due July 31, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission seeking supplemental food and consumables including canned goods statewide (IFB HHS0016792, due February 23, 2026, with an amended iteration HHS0017449 due July 13, 2026), and Georgia school districts (Hancock County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County, Muscogee County) soliciting fresh produce and food supplies from February through June 2026. Austin Independent School District issued an RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (due July 16, 2026), and the Illinois Chief Procurement Office solicited quarterly food orders including brand-specific items (due June 17, 2026). While recent opportunities show canned fruit (applesauce, pears) appearing within broader food service contracts rather than standing alone as dedicated apricot procurements, the sustained presence of school district food service solicitations and state institutional feeding programs indicates reliable, fragmented demand across multiple jurisdictions that use this Commodity code as part of routine nutrition program replenishment cycles.