UNSPSC 50365368: Canned or jarred sweet september peaches

The variety of peaches known as sweet september peaches that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50365368 Canned or jarred sweet september peaches (Commodity) represents shelf-stable fruit products that state and local governments procure as part of broader food service supply chains for institutional food programs — school nutrition, corrections, senior services, and state hospitals. Recent solicitations show that this commodity code captures canned and jarred fruit items broadly, though the recent opportunities block shows activity dominated by canned applesauce, fresh produce, and mixed food-service commodities rather than peaches specifically. State and local buying occurs across school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Austin Independent School District in Texas, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), senior services (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), and municipal purchasing (City of Bridgeport). Institutional food procurement typically combines multiple commodity codes within a single solicitation using brand-or-equal specifications and fixed firm pricing, with awards made to lowest responsive and responsible bidders or on best-value criteria that weigh price, vendor performance, and compliance with USDA and FDA standards.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, and Connecticut, with the most prolific buyers being state procurement offices (Texas HHSC, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Illinois) and county and city school nutrition programs. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for canned fruit applesauce (approximately 4,760 cases, due July 31, 2026, with a historical price of $21.84 per case and 5% Oregon-goods and resident-bidder preferences), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumables statewide (210 line items including canned fruits, due March 19, 2026, maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables (due October 19, 2026, with inside delivery required to the Senior Services Center), and Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce IFB spanning over 200 line items with multiple apple and berry varieties (due June 26, 2026, with Buy American domestic-content requirements of 51 percent minimum for processed products). State and local food-service procurement typically requires firms, fixed pricing; commercial general liability insurance of $1 million or more; USDA/FDA compliance certification; three-year or longer record retention; and compliance with prevailing wage, worker verification, and equal-opportunity provisions where applicable.