UNSPSC 50371549: Canned or jarred organic kidd's orange red apples

The variety of organic apples known as organic kidd's orange red apples that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50371549 Canned or jarred organic Kidd's orange red apples is a Commodity code. State and local procurement activity under this code reflects broad-based demand for shelf-stable fruit products purchased by food-service operations serving correctional facilities, schools, state health agencies, and county social-service programs. While the code nominally specifies organic Kidd's orange red apples, recent solicitations show departments buying canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, and generic canned fruit meeting USDA commodity standards rather than branded organic varieties. The scope spans single-item food contracts and multi-line-item procurement vehicles where canned or jarred fruit products represent one component within larger food and consumables buys; vendors typically compete on per-unit pricing, delivery terms (FOB destination with prepaid transportation), compliance with USDA/FDA standards and shelf-life requirements, and responsiveness to sealed-bid or proposal formats. Issuing bodies include state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois), school districts (Austin Independent School District, Hancock County Board of Education, City of Bridgeport Board of Education), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Hancock County Board of Education), and state correctional and health-care facilities (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy).

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Oregon, Texas, Illinois, and Connecticut. Representative solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (response deadline July 31, 2026, with prior award to Robbins Sales at $21.84 per case) and the Austin Independent School District RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (proposals due July 16, 2026); the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office has issued multiple quarterly food-order RFPs for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (proposals due August 24, 2026 and June 17, 2026, respectively); Hancock County Board of Education solicited fresh produce including multiple apple varieties under IFB for school-year 2026–27 (bids due June 26, 2026); and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued an IFB for supplemental food and consumables statewide (bid deadline March 19, 2026, maximum potential value $4.5 million over three years). Buy American requirements under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products) appear in school-district solicitations. State preferences such as Oregon's combined 10 percent preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders apply selectively. Delivery typically occurs within 45 to 72 hours or within specified windows to multiple sites; F.O.B. destination with prepaid freight and inside delivery are standard terms.