UNSPSC 50371601: Canned or jarred organic ambercot apricots

The variety of organic apricots known as organic ambercot apricots that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50371601 Canned or jarred organic ambercot apricots (Commodity) represents a narrow slice of the shelf-stable fruit procurement activity that state and local governments conduct through food service and nutrition programs, though the recent solicitation record shows the code seeing tangential rather than direct application. State and local buyers in this space—county departments of community services, state corrections and health agencies, school districts, and municipal food service divisions—are procuring canned and jarred fruit products as components of larger institutional food supply contracts, not as standalone line items. The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners issued an informal written quote (IWQ) in October 2026 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables and proteins for senior services, while the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office has issued multiple brand-specific and brand-or-equal weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy. The Oregon Department of Corrections has solicited canned applesauce (a related canned fruit product) twice in the recent period under ITBs, with the most recent posting in July 2026 requesting approximately 4,760 cases for distribution to correctional facilities. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut have both solicited broad food and consumable commodity contracts for state-supported living centers and school nutrition operations, respectively, encompassing dozens of product categories rather than single fruits or preserves.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest, with Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, and Illinois showing documented procurement across correctional, health, and education sectors between May and October 2026. The Austin Independent School District (RFP 27RFP004, July 2026) and Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia (IFB, June 2026) are school-district buyers focused on fresh produce rather than preserved fruits, while the Oregon Department of Corrections (ITB S-29100-00017453, July 2026 close) and State of Illinois (multiple quarterly solicitations, June–August 2026) represent the most frequent recent issuers. The code's nominal scope—organic ambercot apricots preserved in cans or jars—does not align cleanly with the recent opportunities documented, which emphasize general-purpose canned fruit and vegetable commodities, applesauce, and fresh produce as components of larger institutional nutrition contracts rather than specific organic or varietal fruit procurement. No recent solicitations explicitly name or prioritize canned organic ambercots, suggesting minimal direct demand under this code at the state and local level in the current cycle.