UNSPSC 50371503: Canned or jarred organic api apples

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

UNSPSC 50371503 Canned or jarred organic api apples is a Commodity code representing shelf-stable, packaged apple products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service — school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, senior services, and state-supported living centers. Recent solicitations show procurement bodies buying canned applesauce (the dominant line item in this code's recent activity), dried apple products, and fresh apple varieties across multiple issuing bodies, though the code's nominal focus on organic apple products appears narrower than the actual scope of recent buys, which include both organic and conventional varieties, canned and fresh forms, and both specific branded and brand-or-equal specifications. School districts, state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, county boards of education, and county senior services departments all source under this code; the State of Illinois (through its Chief Procurement Office), the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas school districts and county education systems appear as repeat or recent buyers.

Recent activity spans multiple states with notable concentration in the South and West. The Oregon Department of Corrections has issued two separate ITBs for canned applesauce (approximately 1,904 cases in May 2026 and 4,760 cases in July 2026, both due through the OregonBuys system, with historical pricing near $21.83 per case). The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office posted multiple weekly food-order solicitations for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy with brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications throughout mid-2026, with proposals due in June and August. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited supplemental food and consumable products statewide (210 line items, IFB HHS0016792v2, maximum value $4.5 million over three years, due March 19, 2026), while the Texas Comptroller on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice procured cafeteria food products across five geographic areas (382 line items, IFB 304T-26-300CF, extended response deadline May 4, 2026). School districts including Austin ISD (dried fruit bars and apple crisps RFP, due July 16, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia (fresh produce including multiple apple varieties, 200+ line items, IFB due June 26, 2026), and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center in Connecticut (115 commodities line items, electronic bid portal due June 26, 2026) have posted food service buys. County procurement has also been active: Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia (1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable food including canned vegetables and proteins, informal written quote, due October 19, 2026, delivery to Gwinnett Senior Services Center by December 7, 2026) and the Texas HHSC for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (historical value $1.5 million for food and consumables, IFB HHS0017449, due July 11, 2026). Buy American provisions and Russell Act compliance are standard; Oregon and Illinois apply state-resident or in-state processing preferences. Response methods include IFB, RFP, ITQ (informal written quote), and electronic bid portals; delivery typically requires FOB Destination with advance scheduling and 24/7 recall documentation.