UNSPSC 50381916: Crab apple purees

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

UNSPSC 50381916 Crab apple purees is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of processed fruit products, particularly canned applesauce and dried fruit bars for institutional food service. The recent solicitation activity shows government buyers purchasing canned applesauce meeting USDA commodity specifications, dried fruit products for school nutrition programs, and supplemental food items for state-operated facilities. State and local issuing bodies under this code span school districts (Austin Independent School District, Rockwood R-VI School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Fairfax County Public Schools, Douglas County School System, Dallas Independent School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District), state agencies and departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts/Texas Department of Criminal Justice), city governments (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut), and regional cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative). School nutrition programs and correctional facility food service dominate the recent activity, with districts purchasing through individual ITBs, RFPs, and IFBs and larger state-level procurements using centralized bidding platforms.

Recent opportunities span Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Connecticut, Missouri, and Virginia. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S-29100-00017453 (due July 31, 2026) for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce at FOB destination with a historical price of $21.84 per case, applying 5 percent preferences for Oregon goods and Oregon-headquartered bidders. Austin Independent School District posted RFP 27RFP004 (due July 16, 2026) for dried fruit bars and apple crisps, while the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products including fruit items for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period value of $1.5 million. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited over 200 line items of fresh produce including multiple apple varieties under IFB #SN002-2027 (due June 26, 2026), and the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office requested brand-specific weekly food orders (due June 17, 2026). Douglas County School System in Georgia issued RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two (due March 4, 2026). Procurement activity remains consistent across school nutrition programs purchasing on annual or multi-year cycles, with firm fixed pricing and delivery to central warehouses or individual school sites.