UNSPSC 50361643: Canned or jarred rival apricots

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

UNSPSC 50361643 Canned or jarred rival apricots is a Commodity-level code that in practice covers canned and jarred fruit products procured by state and local food service operations, though recent activity under this code shows minimal direct solicitation for the nominal commodity; instead, jurisdictions are buying canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, and broader fresh-produce and food-supply contracts that subsume canned fruit within larger grocery or nutrition procurement scopes. State departments, school districts, and institutional food service operations are the primary issuing bodies, with repeat activity from Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and multiple school districts across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Connecticut, and Virginia. Representative work includes the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 (posted July 10, 2026, bids due July 31, 2026) for canned applesauce delivery in five truckloads to Salem at a historical price of $21.84 per case, and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0016792 for supplemental food and consumables statewide, encompassing canned goods among 210 line items for state hospitals and supported living centers across Texas.

Geographic concentration appears heaviest in the Southeast (Georgia school districts, Texas institutions) and Pacific Northwest (Oregon corrections), with secondary activity in the Midwest (Missouri school districts) and Northeast (Connecticut schools). The code shows little sustained direct procurement under its narrow commodity definition; instead, state and local buyers are consolidating canned fruit and related products into broader food-service contracts—school nutrition RFPs spanning fresh produce, proteins, and shelf-stable items; institutional food-supply IFBs covering multiple commodity categories; and cooperative-purchasing vehicles serving multiple districts. Recent solicitations emphasize firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery with prepaid freight, Buy American compliance for processed goods, and minimum shelf-life warranties. Pricing benchmarks from recent awards range from $21.84 to $21.827 per case for applesauce, though broader food-service contracts carry estimated annual values in the millions (Douglas County School System food distribution at $9 million annually; HHSC statewide supplemental food at up to $4.5 million over three years). Activity is steady but dispersed across narrow line items within larger procurements, making direct commodity-level pursuit less common than inclusion in multi-category bids.