UNSPSC 50371519: Canned or jarred organic duchess apples

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

UNSPSC 50371519 Canned or jarred organic duchess apples (Commodity) describes canned and jarred apple products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service — correctional facilities, schools, health and human services agencies, and nutrition programs — where they appear in school lunch menus, state hospital and supported living center meal plans, and detention facility commissaries. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing canned applesauce, apple crisps, fresh apples across multiple varieties, and related preserved fruit items as components of broader food service contracts rather than as standalone commodity purchases. The issuing bodies span state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections), state health and human services commissions (Texas HHSC), independent school districts (Austin ISD, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Dallas ISD), county school boards (Hancock County Board of Education, Douglas County School System), and municipal education departments (Bridgeport Board of Education). School districts dominate the recent activity, with repeated procurements for multi-year food service contracts that embed canned and preserved fruit as line items within larger grocery or produce frameworks.

Geographic spread concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, Texas, Connecticut) and Pacific Northwest (Oregon), with secondary activity across the Midwest (Missouri) and Mid-Atlantic (Virginia). Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for canned fruit applesauce (4,760 cases, delivery by July 31, 2026, at $21.84 per case historical pricing), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0016792 for supplemental food and consumables statewide including canned goods and specialty items (210 line items, bid due February 23, 2026, maximum contract value $4.5 million over three years), and Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 (multi-school delivery across 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens, 76 minimum items, sealed bids due April 27, 2026). Multiple school districts issue annual or multi-year produce and food service RFPs and IFBs with firm-fixed pricing, strict Buy American and nutritional compliance requirements, delivery to central warehouses or individual school sites, and contract renewal options. Price competition is acute — historical pricing appears consistently in recent solicitations to guide bidder expectations — and vendor awards often go to lowest responsive and responsible bidders on a line-item or regional basis, allowing multiple vendors per contract. Prevailing wage, insurance (typically $1 million general liability minimum), and federal compliance certifications (debarment, E-Verify, non-discrimination) are standard across nearly all recent opportunities.