UNSPSC 50361645: Canned or jarred royal apricots

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

UNSPSC 50361645 Canned or jarred royal apricots is a Commodity code that encompasses canned and jarred fruit products state and local governments procure for institutional food service operations, though recent solicitations under this code diverge significantly from the nominal product scope. The recent opportunities block shows no procurement activity specifically for royal apricots; instead, state and local bodies are soliciting canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, supplemental food and consumables, fresh produce, eggs, and broad-category grocery items spanning proteins, dairy, grains, and prepared entrees. The issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and health and human services, independent school districts, county school boards, and municipal school systems across Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Missouri, and Illinois. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted two recent applesauce solicitations (ITB S-29100-00017453 posted July 10, 2026, due July 31, 2026; ITB S2910000016975 posted May 18, 2026, due June 2, 2026), both requesting sealed bids through OregonBuys for canned applesauce delivered to Salem. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple broad food and consumable procurements (IFB HHS0017449 posted June 11, 2026, due July 13, 2026; IFB HHS0016792 posted February 26, 2026, due February 23, 2026, with extension; IFB HHS0016792V2 posted May 19, 2026, due March 19, 2026) serving state hospitals and supported living centers with estimated annual values ranging from $1.5 million to $4.5 million, reflecting the wide scope of food service spending in the institutional sector.

School districts dominate the geographic spread and transaction volume, with recent activity concentrated in Texas (Dallas ISD, DISD, TDCJ via the Comptroller), Georgia (Hancock County Board of Education, Liberty County Board, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Douglas County School System), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center), Illinois (State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office), Oregon (Department of Corrections), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools). Representatives include Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 (posted April 6, 2026, due April 27, 2026) covering 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens with weekly deliveries; Rockwood R-VI School District's dual procurements for Grocery NOI and Grocery Items (both posted March 31, 2026, due April 29, 2026) encompassing approximately 1,100 combined line items across 6,900 lunch and 900 breakfast participants; and Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-003 for food supply and distribution (posted January 21, 2026, due February 18, 2026) with an estimated annual expenditure of $9 million for 32,000 daily meals across 32 schools. The code itself shows no material alignment with the nominal "royal apricots" specification, signaling either systematic miscoding by issuing offices or that this commodity tier sits below the actual procurement activity occurring at the family or class level in canned fruits and institutional food service supply.