UNSPSC 50371515: Canned or jarred organic cox's orange pippin apples

The variety of organic apples known as organic cox's orange pippin apples that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50371515 Canned or jarred organic Cox's Orange Pippin apples is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of shelf-stable canned and jarred fruit products for institutional food service, particularly applesauce and similar preserved fruit items for correctional facilities, senior services, schools, and state-supported living centers. The code sees regular activity from state departments of corrections, county boards of education, boards of commissioners, state health and human services agencies, and independent school districts, with repeat buyers including the Oregon Department of Corrections, the State of Illinois (Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. The actual procurement under this code diverges from the nominal scope — the recent opportunities show broad institutional food service buys (canned proteins, vegetables, sauces, dried fruit bars, and mixed shelf-stable commodities) rather than purchases specific to organic Cox's Orange Pippin apples. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted two separate ITBs for canned fruit applesauce in 2026 (May 18 and July 10), specifying USDA 2011 commodity compliance and allowing both sweetened and unsweetened varieties in smooth or chunky formats, with historical pricing around $21.80 per case and delivery to Salem, Oregon; these represent the closest match to the code's nominal scope among the recent opportunities.

Geographic activity clusters in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest, with posting activity in Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County), Illinois (State of Illinois procuring for facilities statewide), Oregon (Department of Corrections, two 2026 solicitations), Texas (HHSC, TDCJ, Austin ISD), and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport). The Oregon Department of Corrections offers Oregon-goods and Oregon-resident bidder preferences of 5 percent each; the Texas HHSC procurements reference historical contract values (the May 2026 solicitation capped at $4.5 million over three years) but Hancock County Schools, Gwinnett County, and the City of Bridgeport do not disclose estimated values in the recent records. Recent representative solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026, the Texas HHSC IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products (prior period value $1.5 million) due July 13, 2026, and the Gwinnett County IWQ 140229 requesting informal written quotes for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables and proteins due October 19, 2026. The code shows steady quarterly or annual renewal procurement cycles but little evidence of organic or specialty apple products specifically; most opportunities cluster around bulk institutional food service where applesauce and canned fruit are one line item among dozens.