UNSPSC 50381902: Ambrosia apple purees

The variety of apples known as ambrosia apples which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50381902 Ambrosia apple purees, a Commodity code, covers canned and processed apple products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service, including school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, and state health and human services agencies. The work being solicited under this code spans canned applesauce (sweetened, unsweetened, smooth, and chunky varieties meeting USDA 2011 commodity specifications), dried fruit bars, and apple crisps, all delivered to central warehouses or individual school sites for meal preparation. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix—particularly independent school districts in Texas (Austin ISD, Dallas ISD), Georgia counties (Hancock County, Douglas County, Muscogee County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham County), and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI)—alongside state departments of corrections, health and human services agencies, and institutional food service operations. The code also sees activity from cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative serving multiple Georgia school districts. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Missouri, Connecticut, and Illinois, with Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas HHSC emerging as standout state-level repeat buyers.

Recent opportunities exemplify the scope. Oregon Department of Corrections posted ITB S-29100-00017453 on July 10, 2026, requesting approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (sweetened or unsweetened, smooth or chunky, packed in juice, water, or light syrup) delivered in five truckloads to its Central Distribution Center in Salem, with bids due July 31, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. PST and historical pricing at $21.84 per case; the state applies a combined 10 percent preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and Oregon-headquartered bidders. Austin Independent School District issued RFP 27RFP004 on June 26, 2026, for dried fruit bars and apple crisps for food service, proposals due July 16, 2026, delivered to the district's central warehouse. At the broader commodity level, school nutrition programs frequently bundle apple products with fresh produce, eggs, and other grocery items—Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative estimated $4.4 million annual spending on fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia school districts, and Dallas ISD's RFP JC250079 (due April 2, 2026) procures various food products including specialty items for the 2026-27 school year. Pricing is predominantly firm-fixed for the contract period (typically one school year or fiscal year), with FOB destination freight prepaid by vendors and delivery windows specified to individual school sites or central distribution centers. Buy American provisions and USDA compliance requirements appear consistently across school district and state agency solicitations.