UNSPSC 50371527: Canned or jarred organic gascoyne's scarlet apples

The variety of organic apples known as organic gascoyne's scarlet apples that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50371527 Canned or jarred organic Gascoyne's scarlet apples, a Commodity code, does not reflect the work state and local governments are actually buying under this classification. Recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code involve generic shelf-stable food procurement—canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, and mixed food commodities for schools, corrections facilities, senior services, and health and human services institutions—rather than a specific apple cultivar or organic designation. The code's nominal scope (a single branded product) bears little practical relevance to current procurement activity, which spans broad food-service supply contracts where applesauce, fresh and processed fruits, and produce are line items among dozens of others in larger aggregated buys. Issuing bodies include state corrections and health departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois), county boards of education and nutrition services (Gwinnett County, Hancock County, Austin Independent School District, Bridgeport Board of Education), and special-purpose state institutions (Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy, Texas state hospitals and supported living centers). These jurisdictions source food through IFBs, RFQs, and RFPs with response windows ranging from days to weeks and contract terms typically one year with optional renewals.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast, Southwest, and Pacific Northwest. Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County), Texas (Austin ISD, HHSC El Paso facility, TDCJ statewide), Illinois (state procurement office for veterans' homes), Oregon (Department of Corrections), and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport) have posted opportunities in the past five months. Representative recent solicitations include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 (October 19, 2026 response deadline) requesting approximately 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables and proteins; Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 (July 31, 2026 ITB for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce at historical price of $21.84 per case, with 5% Oregon goods and resident bidder preferences); Austin Independent School District 27RFP004 (July 16, 2026 RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps for central warehouse delivery); and the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office recurring quarterly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (most recent postings August 19, 2026, brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications, proposals due August 24, 2026). The code shows broad activity but no focus on organic or Gascoyne's scarlet apples specifically; pursuit decisions should rest on capability to serve large-scale institutional food service via established supply chains rather than on the code's nominal product name.