UNSPSC 50371641: Canned or jarred organic queen apricots

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

UNSPSC 50371641, Canned or jarred organic queen apricots, is a Commodity code that encompasses shelf-stable canned and jarred fruit products procured by state and local food service operations—primarily school districts, correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, and county social services departments. Recent solicitations under this code show state and local governments buying canned fruit products (applesauce, organic apricots, and related preserves) as part of broader food commodity buys for institutional meal service, with products specified to meet USDA 2011 commodity standards or equivalent, packed in juice or light syrup, and delivered on FOB destination terms. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, state health and human services commissions, county boards of education, county social services offices, and municipal food service operations. The scope spans both brand-specific and brand-or-equal procurements, with suppliers required to maintain general commercial liability insurance (typically $1 million per occurrence), comply with USDA and FDA standards, deliver within specified timeframes (often 45 to 60 days after order), and provide three-year record retention. Prevailing wage and state prompt payment act requirements apply where applicable, and Buy American preferences are enforced for school meal programs under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (multiple state agency procurements through HHSC and TDCJ), Georgia (Hancock County and Gwinnett County school systems, State of Georgia), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), Illinois (Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), and Oregon (Department of Corrections). Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (due July 31, 2026), awarded historically to Robbins Sales at $21.84 per case with a 5% state-goods preference and 5% resident-bidder preference; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned products (due October 19, 2026); the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (brand-specific and brand-or-equal options, due August 24, 2026); and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food and consumables bid (IFB HHS0016792v2, maximum contract value $4.5 million over three years, due March 19, 2026). Contracts typically run 12 months with one or two optional renewal periods, and awards are made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder or on best-value criteria with pricing held firm for the contract term.