UNSPSC 50371572: Canned or jarred organic red delicious apples

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

UNSPSC 50371572 Canned or jarred organic red delicious apples is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of shelf-stable fruit products, including canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, and fresh produce for institutional food service. The recent activity under this code spans county social services departments, state corrections facilities, state health agencies, school districts, and municipal education boards procuring foods for senior services centers, correctional institutions, state-supported living centers, and school nutrition programs. The scope of work includes single-item procurements of canned fruit (applesauce in particular), multi-item food commodity buys that embed canned or processed fruit alongside proteins, grains, and vegetables, and fresh produce sourcing that includes apples as one line item among dozens. Issuing bodies range from small county purchasing offices handling informal written quotes for nonprofit food distribution to large state procurement offices managing multi-year contracts for statewide institutional networks. The State of Illinois has appeared multiple times in recent months procuring weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy; Oregon Department of Corrections has posted two separate ITBs for canned applesauce within five months; and Texas health and human services procurement has solicited food commodities covering institutional populations across multiple facilities.

Recent opportunities reflect geographic concentration in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida), Texas, the Pacific Northwest (Oregon), Illinois, and Connecticut. Representative solicitations include Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with bids due July 31, 2026, at a historical award price of $21.84 per case to Robbins Sales; Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with proposals due July 13, 2026, and a prior-period value of $1.5 million; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables, due October 19, 2026; and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items including multiple apple varieties for the 2026-27 school year, with bids due June 26, 2026. Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic content (51 percent for processed products) appear consistently across school district and state-agency solicitations. Most contracts award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder or best-value vendor; multi-vendor awards are permitted at the issuing body's discretion. Contract terms typically run one to three years with optional renewal periods, and delivery windows range from immediate to 60 days, with FOB Destination freight prepaid by the contractor standard across corrections and institutional health procurement.