UNSPSC 50371521: Canned or jarred organic early mcintosh apples

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

UNSPSC 50371521 Canned or jarred organic early McIntosh apples, a Commodity code, encompasses shelf-stable packaged fruit products procured by state and local food service operations including school districts, corrections departments, health and human services agencies, and county nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers sourcing canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce assortments including multiple apple varieties, and broader shelf-stable food commodity portfolios rather than specifically branded organic McIntosh varieties. The issuing bodies span school nutrition programs, state corrections and health facilities, county senior services, and state-level procurement offices acting on behalf of multiple end-use agencies. Scope of work centers on bulk food procurement for institutional meal service, with vendors required to meet USDA commodity specifications, maintain cold chain or shelf-life standards, provide firm fixed pricing, carry commercial liability insurance, and deliver to multiple facility locations on FOB Destination terms within specified windows.

Recent activity appears concentrated in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest, with standout solicitation frequency from the State of Illinois (multiple quarterly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), the State of Texas (health and human services food procurement for state-supported living centers and corrections facilities), the Oregon Department of Corrections (canned fruit applesauce procurements in May and July 2026), Georgia (state food supplies), and school districts in Georgia and Connecticut. Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections Fruit Applesauce ITB (S2910000016975, due June 2, 2026, for 1,904 cases of canned applesauce at approximately $21.83 per case historical pricing, with 5 percent Oregon-goods and resident-bidder preferences applied); the Texas HHSC supplemental food and consumables IFB (HHS0016792V2, closed March 19, 2026, covering 210 line items across state hospitals and supported living centers with maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years); and Hancock County Board of Education fresh produce IFB (PE67080NONST2027000000013, due June 26, 2026, spanning 200 line items of produce including multiple apple varieties for school nutrition delivery across three locations). The code shows regular institutional demand but limited recent specificity to organic early McIntosh apples per se; vendors should monitor school nutrition, corrections, and health-facility food procurement channels where commodity fruit products remain a steady requirement.