UNSPSC 50371500: Canned or jarred organic apples

The fleshy usually rounded and red, yellow, or green edible pome fruit of a tree (genus malus) of the rose family that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50371500 Canned or jarred organic apples is a Class code tracking state and local procurement of canned and jarred fruit products, primarily applesauce and processed apple items destined for institutional food service. Recent solicitations show school districts and state agencies purchasing canned applesauce by the truckload for child nutrition programs and facility dining, alongside dried apple products and fresh-produce contracts that often run parallel to canned-fruit buys. The Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Health and Human Services Commission are repeat institutional buyers; school districts—including Austin ISD, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, and Dallas ISD—regularly solicit food products under codes spanning fresh and processed fruit. Issuing bodies mix state departments, county school districts, and independent school districts, with institutional food service (corrections, state hospitals, state supported living centers, K-12 nutrition programs) driving the bulk of recent activity.

Geographic spread concentrates in the South and mid-Atlantic regions, with notable recent activity in Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut, and Virginia. Two representative recent opportunities illustrate the scope: the Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S-29100-00017453 on July 10, 2026, requesting approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (sweetened or unsweetened, smooth or chunky) compliant with USDA 2011 commodity specifications, delivery to Salem by July 31, 2026, with a 10 percent combined preference for Oregon goods and Oregon-headquartered bidders; and Austin Independent School District issued RFP 27RFP004 on June 26, 2026, due July 16, 2026, seeking dried fruit bars and apple crisps for food service delivery to its central warehouse. Pricing in recent awards has ranged from approximately $21.84 per case (canned applesauce, Oregon Department of Corrections June 2026) to volume-based contracts valued at millions annually for larger school districts procuring comprehensive food supplies. Buy American provisions and USDA commodity compliance appear consistently; no set-asides or DBE/MBE mandates appear uniform across codes, though individual jurisdictions apply them.