UNSPSC 50361651: Canned or jarred tracy apricots

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

UNSPSC 50361651 Canned or jarred tracy apricots is a Commodity code that covers canned and jarred fruit products state and local governments procure for institutional food service—primarily schools, correctional facilities, and health and human services centers. Recent opportunities show the code capturing a broader range of canned fruit beyond apricots alone, including applesauce and similar shelf-stable products in bulk quantities for nutrition programs. The Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Health and Human Services Commission are repeat recent buyers. Issuing bodies span state departments, county and independent school districts, and special-purpose institutional food service operations. Solicitations typically follow IFB, RFQ, or RFP methods with firm fixed pricing quoted on per-unit or per-case bases, FOB destination with prepaid freight, minimum shelf-life requirements (commonly one year), compliance with USDA commodity or product specifications, and Buy American provisions for processed goods. Institutional buyers routinely impose 5–10 percent local or state-resident preferences where applicable and require general liability insurance of $1–2 million. The code sees steady activity but remains narrowly focused on canned and jarred fruit commodities rather than the broader grocery or produce categories that school districts and corrections systems also procure separately.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and Southwest. Oregon and Texas dominate recent solicitation volume—the Oregon Department of Corrections has posted two canned fruit applesauce ITBs (response dates June 2, 2026, and July 31, 2026), while Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Texas Department of Criminal Justice have issued supplemental food and cafeteria product IFBs covering canned goods at broader scope. Georgia school systems (Hancock County, Liberty County, and Douglas County) and Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education) round out recent regional activity. A representative recent opportunity is the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for canned applesauce with a July 31, 2026, response deadline, seeking 4,760 cases in five truck loads of 952 cases each (40,000 pounds) at historical pricing of $21.84 per case; ODOC applies a combined 10 percent preference for Oregon goods and Oregon-based vendors. Another is the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 due July 13, 2026, covering food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with an estimated prior-period value of $1.5 million, evaluated on specification compliance, past performance, and price with best-value award methodology. Both solicitations require sealed submissions through agency procurement systems, firm fixed unit pricing, and robust insurance and compliance documentation.