UNSPSC 50365600: Canned or jarred pineapples

A tropical monocotyledonous plant (ananas comosus of the family bromeliaceae, the pineapple family) that has rigid spiny-margined recurved leaves and a short stalk with a dense oblong head of small abortive flowers. The large edible multiple fruit of the that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50365600 Canned or jarred pineapples is a Class code that captures institutional and school food service procurement for canned fruits — applesauce, pears, peaches, pineapple tidbits, and fruit cocktail in bulk quantities — delivered to correctional facilities, state hospitals, state supported living centers, and school district nutrition programs. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include departments of corrections, health and human services commissions, state hospital systems, and school districts ranging from single districts to multi-district cooperative purchasing arrangements. Recent opportunities show school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations procuring canned fruits through IFBs and RFPs, with the Oregon Department of Corrections issuing ITB S-29100-00017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with bids due July 31, 2026, and the California Department of State Hospitals–Atascadero issuing RFQ 26AG0002 for 3,472 cases of mixed canned fruits (applesauce, peaches, pears, pineapple tidbits, and fruit cocktail) with a May 27, 2026, response date. Specifications consistently require USDA 2011 commodity compliance, packing in juice or light syrup, minimum one-year shelf life, FOB destination delivery with prepaid freight, and compliance with FDA and USDA food safety standards.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Pacific Northwest, California, Texas, and Georgia. Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple applesauce procurements in the past two months, with the June 2, 2026, ITB (S2910000016975) seeking 1,904 cases and the July 10, 2026, ITB seeking 4,760 cases, both offering Oregon-goods and resident-bidder preferences of 5 percent each. Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued statewide IFB HHS0016792 for supplemental food and consumables (210 line items, bid due date extended to March 19, 2026) and HHS0017449 for El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026), with estimated historical value of $1.5 million annually for the latter. Austin Independent School District issued RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (due July 16, 2026), and multiple Georgia school districts — Hancock County Board of Education, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County, and Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools — posted fresh produce and processed fruit solicitations through February to April 2026. Historical pricing for canned applesauce was $21.84 per case as of June 2026 (Oregon Department of Corrections award to Robbins Sales) and $21.827 per case as of January 2026 (Oregon Department of Corrections award to MJ Kellner).