UNSPSC 50371538: Canned or jarred organic greensleeves apples

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

UNSPSC 50371538 Canned or jarred organic greensleeves apples is a Commodity code that frames state and local government food procurement around shelf-stable canned and jarred fruit products for institutional food service, though the recent opportunities block shows the code applied to a broader range of canned fruit, applesauce, and dried fruit products than the code name alone suggests. State and local buying under this code encompasses canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, and other processed fruit items for cafeteria and nutrition programs. Counties, school districts, state correctional facilities, state veterans homes, state health and human services agencies, and municipal boards of education solicit under or near this code. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, the State of Illinois, the Oregon Department of Corrections, Austin Independent School District, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and multiple Georgia and Texas jurisdictions appear as repeat or recent buyers. Solicitations typically require compliance with USDA commodity specifications, Buy American provisions where applicable, firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery, and proof of liability insurance; many specify brand-or-equal options or allow equivalent products provided they meet quality and nutritional parity.

Recent activity spans Oregon, Illinois, Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued an ITB for approximately 1,904 cases of canned fruit applesauce with a June 2, 2026 bid closing date and historical pricing near $21.83 per case; earlier in July 2026, ODOC re-bid the same category at 4,760 cases with a July 31, 2026 deadline. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners released an informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables with an October 19, 2026 quote deadline and F.O.B. destination delivery to Lawrenceville, Georgia. The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office issued multiple brand-specific and brand-or-equal RFPs for weekly food orders to the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy with August 2026 proposal deadlines. Austin Independent School District requested proposals for dried fruit bars and apple crisps with a July 16, 2026 deadline under Texas Education Code Section 44.031(3). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued a supplemental food and consumables IFB covering 210 line items with a March 19, 2026 deadline and a maximum potential contract value of $4,500,000 over three years, and a separate IFB for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a July 13, 2026 deadline and a prior-period value of $1.5 million. Hancock County Board of Education, Georgia, solicited over 200 line items of fresh produce including multiple apple varieties via IFB for school year 2026–27 with a June 26, 2026 bid deadline. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut issued a commodities IFB covering 115 line items for the Board of Education Nutrition Center with a June 26, 2026 electronic bid deadline and a June 30, 2027 contract term.