UNSPSC 50371579: Canned or jarred organic russet apples

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

UNSPSC 50371579 Canned or jarred organic russet apples, a Commodity code, covers shelf-stable apple products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service — school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, state-supported living centers, senior services, and veterans' homes. Recent solicitations show substantial institutional demand for both canned applesauce and apple-based products, often as part of broader food commodity buys that mix fresh and processed fruit alongside proteins, vegetables, and staples. The code attracts school districts, state corrections departments, state health and human services agencies, county governments, and municipal boards of education. School districts and state institutional-care providers (corrections, veterans' homes, supported living centers) dominate the issuing-body mix, with repeat activity from the State of Illinois and the State of Oregon Department of Corrections.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut, with scattered activity elsewhere. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (closing July 31, 2026, ITB S-29100-00017453) with a historical award price of $21.84 per case to Robbins Sales and Oregon goods and resident-bidder preferences totaling 10 percent; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce including multiple apple varieties for school year 2026–27 (closing June 26, 2026, IFB #SN002-2027) with buy-American content requirements; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumables to state hospitals and supported living centers (closing March 19, 2026, HHS0016792v2) with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years and covering 210 line items of institutional food products. Buy-American provisions, domestic-content thresholds, and prevailing-wage requirements appear frequently in school and state-agency procurements under this code.