UNSPSC 50361627: Canned or jarred kandy kot apricots

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

UNSPSC 50361627, Canned or jarred candy-coated apricots, is a Commodity code that in practice captures state and local procurement of canned and jarred preserved fruits for institutional food service, though recent solicitations show the code tagged to broader canned fruit purchases including applesauce, pears, and mixed preserved fruit items. State and local governments buying under this code are school districts, correctional facilities, health and human services agencies, and institutional food service operations sourcing shelf-stable fruit products for cafeteria operations, inmate meals, and facility nutrition programs. The work involves sealed bidding on canned fruit items with firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery, compliance with USDA commodity specifications, and minimum shelf-life requirements—typically one year from receipt. School districts dominate the recent activity, posting multiple produce and food-service bids that reference canned fruit as part of broader nutrition procurement; correctional systems and state health agencies also source canned fruits regularly as standardized institutional food components.

Recent activity spans multiple states with heavy concentration in the Southeast and Texas. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted ITB S-29100-00017453 on July 10, 2026 (due July 31, 2026) for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce at a historical price of $21.84 per case, seeking five truck-load deliveries to Salem with a 5% Oregon-goods and 5% Oregon-vendor preference available. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0016792 and its successor HHS0017449 for supplemental food and consumable products serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with canned and preserved fruit items embedded in 210-line-item procurement vehicles offering contracts worth up to $4.5 million over three years. School districts including Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI (Missouri), Hancock County (Georgia), and Douglas County (Georgia) embedded fresh and canned fruit procurement in broader annual grocery and produce bids during the spring 2026 cycle. Canned fruit procurement typically runs on annual contracts aligned with school-year cycles (July through June), with pricing firm for the full term and midterm adjustment provisions tied to manufacturer price increases of 5% or greater where permitted.