UNSPSC 50371632: Canned or jarred organic lulu belle apricots

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

UNSPSC 50371632 Canned or jarred organic lulu belle apricots is a Commodity code that maps poorly to the state and local procurement activity captured in recent solicitations. While the code nominally specifies a single branded product variant, state and local governments soliciting under this code are actually buying shelf-stable and fresh produce items far broader in scope — canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce spanning apples, berries, root vegetables, and specialty fruits, and general food-service commodities including proteins, dairy, grains, and condiments. The issuing bodies span county boards of education (Hancock County, Georgia; Bridgeport, Connecticut), state departments and supported living centers (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Veterans Home), independent school districts (Austin Independent School District, Texas), county boards of commissioners and purchasing offices (Gwinnett County, Georgia), and municipal governments (City of Bridgeport). Recent solicitations frame food procurement as high-volume, recurring commodity buys driven by institutional meal service — nutrition centers, state hospitals, correctional facilities, and school cafeterias — rather than specialty or branded product procurement.

Geographic activity centers on Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, and Connecticut based on recent postings from May through October 2026. Representative opportunities include Gwinnett County's informal written quote (IWQ) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items with a response deadline of October 19, 2026; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy under brand-or-equal and brand-specific specifications with proposals due August 24, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections' Invitation to Bid for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026, with historical pricing at $21.84 per case; and the Texas Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division procurement of approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, with a response deadline extended to May 4, 2026. Contract values range from four-figure county food orders to the Texas HHSC El Paso facility procurement with historical spend of $1.5 million annually and the statewide supplemental food contract with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years. Buy American provisions under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and state preference programs (Oregon's combined 10% preference for in-state fabrication and residency; Texas SmartBuy administrative fees; Georgia state procurement) shape award criteria alongside price and vendor performance history.