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, names a highly specialized product—fresh Ambrosia apples or apple-based preparations in puree form—yet recent state and local solicitations under this code show far broader food procurement activity. The single concrete reference to Ambrosia apples appears in the Hancock County Board of Education fresh produce bid for school nutrition, which itemizes Ambrosia among multiple apple varieties (Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) across 200+ fresh produce line items. Beyond that, recent opportunities tagged to this code encompass canned applesauce (Oregon Department of Corrections), dried fruit bars and apple crisps (Austin Independent School District), and large-scale mixed food and consumable procurement by state departments, county boards of education, correctional facilities, veterans' homes, and state-supported living centers. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and state agencies managing institutional food service—county boards of education, departments of corrections, departments of health and human services, and facilities for state-supported populations. State-level repeat solicitors include the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office (issuing multiple weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy) and the Oregon Department of Corrections (issuing separate bids for canned applesauce).

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County, State of Georgia), Illinois (State Chief Procurement Office), Oregon (ODOC), Texas (Austin ISD, HHSC, TDCJ), and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport). Recent representative opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning July 2026 through June 2027 with Ambrosia apples among 200+ line items (due June 26, 2026); Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000016975 for 1,904 cases of canned fruit applesauce (due June 2, 2026, with 5% Oregon preferences); Texas HHSC IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center with historical annual value of $1.5 million (due July 13, 2026); and Texas TDCJ IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five geographic areas (due May 4, 2026, extended via addendum). The code sees steady institutional food service procurement, though the nominal commodity—Ambrosia apple purees specifically—rarely appears as a primary or stand-alone line item in solicitation summaries, suggesting frequent miscoding or use of the code as a catch-all for broader food procurement.