UNSPSC 50371573: Canned or jarred organic red gravenstein apples

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

UNSPSC 50371573 Canned or jarred organic red gravenstein apples (Commodity) covers canned and jarred fruit products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service, though recent solicitations show this specific code capturing a broader range of canned fruit procurement including applesauce, canned produce for school nutrition programs, and supplemental food items for state facilities. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under or near this code span state correctional departments, school districts (both individual districts and cooperative purchasing consortia), health and human services commissions, and boards of education. The Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and multiple Georgia and Missouri school districts represent the dominant recent buyers. Work being solicited ranges from bulk canned applesauce in commercial quantity (Oregon DOC's 4,760-case procurement in ITB S-29100-00017453, due July 31, 2026) to supplemental food and consumable products for state hospitals and supported living centers (Texas HHSC's $4.5 million potential value IFB HHS0016792, with multiple renewal and extension options through August 31, 2028), to broader school nutrition commodity procurement across multiple product lines where canned fruit appears as one component among dozens of food categories.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and Pacific Northwest, with notable recent solicitations in Oregon (Department of Corrections), Texas (HHSC and TDCJ), Georgia (multiple school districts including Hancock County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, and Savannah-Chatham County systems), and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District). Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for canned applesauce (4,760 cases, FOB destination, historical price $21.84 per case awarded to Robbins Sales, 5% combined state-goods and resident-bidder preference), the Texas HHSC's supplemental food procurement (210 line items including canned goods, $4.5 million maximum potential value over three years, best-value award), and the Rockwood School District's grocery items procurement (over 900 line items with canned products embedded, electronic NutriKids bidding format required, sealed bid April 29, 2026). Buy American and domestic-content requirements appear consistently across school district solicitations; state-level procurements generally favor firm fixed pricing for the contract term with price adjustments only at renewal or upon documented manufacturer increases. No set-asides or HUB subcontracting plans are uniformly applied across this code's activity, though MBE/CBE designations apply in some municipal and school district procurements.