UNSPSC 50371561: Canned or jarred organic pacific rose apples

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

UNSPSC 50371561 Canned or jarred organic Pacific Rose apples is a Commodity code that encompasses shelf-stable preserved apple products — typically whole or processed forms packed in syrup, juice, or water — procured by state and local governments for institutional food service. State and local buyers under this code include county boards of education, state departments of corrections, health and human services agencies, school districts, and other institutional food-service operations. The work being solicited reflects broad procurement of shelf-stable food items where canned apples appear as line items within larger food-supply contracts rather than as standalone specialty purchases. Recent opportunities show that canned and jarred apple products are commonly bundled with dozens of other shelf-stable foods—proteins, vegetables, grains, and dairy—in single contracts serving cafeteria, nutrition, or dietary programs at correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, senior services, and K–12 schools.

Recent activity appears concentrated in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted two separate ITBs for canned applesauce (May 2026 and July 2026), each for approximately 1,900–4,760 cases, with historical pricing near $21.83 per case and standing preferences for Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited fresh produce including multiple apple varieties for school-year delivery (June 2026 RFQ). Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice have issued broader food-commodity contracts that embed canned fruits within line-item rosters; the HHSC procurement (May 2026) covered supplemental food for state hospitals and living centers statewide with a potential three-year value of $4.5 million, while TDCJ's cafeteria food-products bid (May 2026, extended to June 2026) spanned 382 line items across five geographic distribution points. Gwinnett County (Georgia) requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable foods including canned items for the Department of Community Services (October 2026 RFQ, response due October 19, 2026). The State of Illinois has posted multiple weekly food-order contracts for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy using both brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications (June and August 2026). Austin Independent School District (Texas) solicited dried fruit bars and apple crisps under RFP (June 2026). The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut and the Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center solicited commodity foods under the Buy American provision (June 2026 IFB). No recent opportunities explicitly isolate canned or jarred organic Pacific Rose apples as a sole-source procurement; the code appears active primarily as a subordinate line item within institutional food-service bundles.