UNSPSC 50361653: Canned or jarred valley gold apricots

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

UNSPSC 50361653 Canned or jarred valley gold apricots is a Commodity code that captures state and local government purchases of shelf-stable canned fruit products, though recent solicitation activity under this code is limited and reflects broader food-service procurement spanning multiple fruit categories and processed items rather than apricots specifically. The issuing bodies soliciting food commodities at this level include state departments of corrections and health services, county boards of education, independent school districts, city nutrition centers, and county social services departments. Work being solicited ranges from single-item purchases of specific canned fruit varieties—such as canned applesauce to the Oregon Department of Corrections—to multi-line-item food commodity contracts serving correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, school nutrition programs, and senior services. The scope typically requires compliance with USDA commodity specifications, FDA food safety standards, firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery, and product liability insurance; many solicitations demand domestic sourcing under Buy American provisions or allow brand-or-equal substitution to widen the vendor pool.

Recent activity appears concentrated in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest, with notable solicitations from Oregon Department of Corrections (two separate applesauce ITBs in May and July 2026), Georgia (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners and the State of Georgia), Illinois (weekly food orders to the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy, posted in June and August 2026), and Texas (health and human services, school districts, and the Department of Criminal Justice). The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners issued an IFB in October 2026 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables with a due date of October 19, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections issued an ITB for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (S2910000017453) with a July 31, 2026 deadline and applied a combined 10 percent Oregon-goods preference; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited supplemental food and consumables (HHS0016792V2) with a maximum potential three-year contract value of $4.5 million covering 210 line items. Most contracts run one to three years with optional renewal periods, pricing typically locked for the initial term, and awards made to lowest responsive bidders or on best-value criteria with single or multiple awards permitted.