UNSPSC 50361646: Canned or jarred royal blenheim apricots

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

UNSPSC 50361646 Canned or jarred royal blenheim apricots is a Commodity code covering shelf-stable fruit products that state and local food service operations procure in bulk for institutional feeding programs. Recent solicitations show school districts, corrections departments, veterans homes, and social-service agencies sourcing canned fruit items—including apricots, applesauce, and mixed canned produce—as part of larger food-supply contracts. Buying bodies range from county boards of education and city nutrition centers to state departments of corrections, state-supported living centers, and county senior-services programs. Scope of work under this code spans food service supply to correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, state veterans homes, and community support services; products are typically purchased in cases (usually 40,000–50,000 pounds per truckload) with firm fixed pricing per unit, FOB destination delivery, and compliance requirements for USDA commodity specifications, FDA standards, shelf life, and nutritional content. Buy American provisions appear frequently in school nutrition procurements, requiring minimum domestic agricultural content. Issuing bodies also mandate liability insurance, product certifications, recall plans, and vendor references.

Recent activity spans multiple states with particular concentration in the South and Pacific Northwest. Oregon Department of Corrections has issued multiple ITBs for canned applesauce (solicitations S2910000016975 in May 2026 and S2910000017453 in July 2026, both ITB format with June and July 2026 response dates), with historical pricing around $21.83–$21.84 per case and a 5 percent Oregon preference applied. Illinois Chief Procurement Office has posted several quarterly food-order RFQs for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (brand-specific and brand-or-equal variants with June and August 2026 response dates). Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut school and state-facility nutrition programs have also posted broader food-commodity solicitations (Gwinnett County Schools and Hancock County Schools in Georgia; Texas HHSC and TDCJ in Texas; City of Bridgeport, Connecticut) during May through October 2026. Most recent opportunities are IFBs, RFQs, or ITBs with response windows of 14–40 days and delivery windows of 45–72 hours or quarterly scheduling.