UNSPSC 50381903: Api apple purees

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

UNSPSC 50381903 Api apple purees is a Commodity code covering processed apple products—applesauce, apple crisps, and dried fruit bars—that state and local governments procure for institutional food service, including corrections facilities, senior services centers, school nutrition programs, and state-supported living centers. Recent solicitations show applesauce dominating the code activity, with multiple invitations for canned applesauce in bulk cases to supply inmate and resident meals, alongside school district procurement of dried fruit bars and apple crisps for student nutrition. Issuing bodies span state corrections departments, state health and human services agencies, county boards of education, independent school districts, cities, and county commissions; the State of Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy and the Oregon Department of Corrections are repeat buyers posting multiple solicitations in the trailing four months. Scopes are typically large volume—Oregon DOC solicited approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce and 1,904 cases in separate bids, while the Texas Health and Human Services Commission sought supplemental food products including applesauce across multiple state hospitals and supported living centers statewide. Delivery to centralized distribution centers or direct-to-facility logistics are standard, with FOB Destination prepaid by vendor and firm, fixed pricing per unit required across contract terms.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and West, with recent opportunities posted by Georgia (Gwinnett County, State of Georgia), Texas (HHSC, TDCJ, Austin ISD), Oregon (ODOC), Illinois (State of Illinois), and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport). The most recent solicitations include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items with delivery to Senior Services Center in Lawrenceville, Georgia, due October 19, 2026 (a mixed-commodity procurement in which applesauce is one line item); Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce delivered to Salem, Oregon, with bids due July 31, 2026 at $21.84 per case historical pricing; and Austin Independent School District RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps for food service delivered to central warehouse, proposals due July 16, 2026. All solicitations require compliance with Buy American provisions (where applicable under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act), USDA commodity standards, and minimum shelf-life requirements; many specify brand-or-equal allowances and mandate insurance, delivery scheduling constraints, and electronic ordering system integration.