UNSPSC 50371600: Canned or jarred organic apricots

The oval orange-colored fruit of a temperate-zone tree (prunus armeniaca) resembling the related peach and plum in flavor that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50371600 Canned or jarred organic apricots, a Class code, covers shelf-stable preserved fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily for food-service operations at correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, senior services programs, school districts, and institutional nutrition centers. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing canned and jarred fruit products as components of broader food-supply contracts rather than as standalone line items; the code's narrow commodity focus reflects how procurement systems tag individual products within larger meal-service acquisitions. Issuing bodies include state corrections departments, state health and human services agencies operating institutional facilities, county boards of education, city school districts, and county senior services divisions. Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois (state-level), and Georgia (state-level) appear as repeat buyers in recent quarters, while county and municipal education and social-services agencies round out the issuer base.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Pacific Northwest. Oregon Department of Corrections issued two separate ITBs for canned applesauce in May and July 2026 (solicitations S2910000016975 and S2910000017453, due dates June 2 and July 31 respectively), with historical award pricing around $21.83–$21.84 per case and Oregon goods preferences at 5 percent; Texas Health and Human Services Commission bundled canned fruit into a statewide supplemental food procurement (HHS0016792v2, closed March 19, 2026) covering 210 line items across state hospitals and supported living centers with a three-year potential value of $4.5 million; and Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited cafeteria food products across five geographic distribution points (IFB 304T-26-300CF, response extended to May 4, 2026) encompassing approximately 382 line items. Smaller jurisdictions—Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia (IWQ 140229, quotes due October 19, 2026 for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable foods including canned items), Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia (fresh produce focus with some processed items), and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut (115-line-item commodity bid for school nutrition, due June 26, 2026)—procure canned fruit as part of mixed food-service packages. Geographic spread spans Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, and Connecticut; the code shows no recent activity in the Midwest or Northeast outside Connecticut.