UNSPSC 50371501: Canned or jarred organic akane apples

The variety of organic apples known as organic akane apples that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50371501 Canned or jarred organic akane apples, a Commodity code, encompasses shelf-stable canned and jarred apple products purchased by state and local institutional food service operations, particularly corrections departments, schools, senior services, and state-supported residential care facilities. The recent opportunities show state and local governments buying canned applesauce, dried apple crisps, fresh apples, and apple-based items as components of larger food-service and nutrition procurements rather than as standalone specialty products. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, county boards of education, independent school districts, county commissioners' offices, and municipal boards of education. The Oregon Department of Corrections and the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office appear as repeat buyers of applesauce in particular, with ODOC issuing multiple ITBs for canned fruit applesauce and Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy soliciting weekly food orders that span apple and fruit products.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Pacific Northwest and South. Oregon has issued multiple canned applesauce ITBs to the Department of Corrections (bids due June 2, 2026, and July 31, 2026, for approximately 1,900 and 4,760 cases respectively at historical pricing near $21.84 per case). Illinois has solicited quarterly food orders for the Veterans Home at Quincy under brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications. Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut also show recent activity: Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requested informal written quotes for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables due October 19, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued an IFB for supplemental food and consumables for state hospitals and supported living centers with a response deadline of March 19, 2026; and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut requested bids for commodities to supply school nutrition, with electronic submissions due June 26, 2026. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia and Austin Independent School District in Texas both solicited fresh produce and dried fruit products for school food service in mid-2026. The code shows active procurement across institutional food service buyers, though recent opportunities labeled under this code often represent only line items within larger, multi-category food supply procurements rather than standalone opportunities for canned or jarred organic apples alone.