UNSPSC 50371562: Canned or jarred organic paula red apples

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

UNSPSC 50371562 Canned or jarred organic paula red apples is a Commodity code that frames state and local procurement of shelf-stable canned and jarred apple products, though recent solicitations under this code emphasize broader fruit and vegetable categories rather than the specific organic paula red apple variety alone. State and local governments buy canned applesauce, dried fruit products, fresh produce including multiple apple varieties, and mixed food-service commodities under related UNSPSC classifications and solicitation notices that span institutional food service—school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, state-supported living centers, senior services, and board of education operations. Issuing bodies include county school boards, state corrections and health departments, state supported living centers, county senior services, city boards of education, and state veterans homes. The mix reflects food service procurement across K-12 education, corrections, aging services, and institutional healthcare rather than retail or consumer-focused buying.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Oregon, Texas, Illinois, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two separate ITBs for canned applesauce (May 2026 and July 2026, each requesting approximately 1,900 to 4,760 cases), Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year in June 2026 via IFB spanning over 200 line items including multiple apple varieties with delivery to three school sites, and Austin Independent School District issued an RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps in June 2026. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Board of Education requested commodity bids in June 2026 covering 115 line items with Buy American provisions, and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts solicited cafeteria food products for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in May 2026 via IFB covering approximately 382 food line items with delivery to six distribution points. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued multiple IFBs for supplemental and institutional food products in May and June 2026, and Gwinnett County, Georgia requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items in October 2026 due October 19, 2026. Most solicitations use IFB, RFQ, or RFP methods with firm, fixed unit pricing evaluated per ounce or case, FOB destination delivery terms, and compliance with USDA commodity standards and Buy American provisions where applicable.