UNSPSC 50371522: Canned or jarred organic elstar apples

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

UNSPSC 50371522 Canned or jarred organic elstar apples, a Commodity code, covers shelf-stable processed apple products—primarily canned applesauce—that state and local governments procure for institutional food service, including school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, state veterans homes, and community services operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing canned and jarred apple products as components of larger food-service supply contracts rather than as standalone specialty items; the code appears in mixed food-commodity procurement rather than dedicated apple product buys. Issuing bodies include state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois, State of Georgia), school districts (Austin Independent School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education), county boards (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Hancock County Board of Education), and municipal purchasing offices (City of Bridgeport). Repeat procurement by state correctional systems and state-operated residential facilities—including ODOC and Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy—signals steady baseline demand tied to institutional meal planning cycles.

Recent activity spans Oregon, Georgia, Illinois, Texas, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections has issued multiple bids for canned applesauce (ITB S-29100-00017453 due July 31, 2026, for approximately 4,760 cases at a historical price of $21.84 per case; ITB S2910000016975 due June 2, 2026, for approximately 1,904 cases at a historical price of $21.827 per case), applying a combined 10% preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and Oregon-headquartered bidders. Austin Independent School District requested proposals for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (RFP 27RFP004 due July 16, 2026). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Department of State Health Services issued a large supplemental food and consumables IFB (HHS0016792V2, due March 19, 2026, with a maximum potential value of $4,500,000 over three years) spanning fresh, frozen, and canned products for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide. Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce IFB (IFB #SN002-2027 due June 26, 2026) specified multiple apple varieties alongside other produce. Buy American provisions requiring at least 51% domestic content in processed products appear routinely across school district and state purchasing.