UNSPSC 50381918: Delicious apple purees

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

UNSPSC 50381918 Delicious apple purees is a Commodity code capturing state and local procurement of canned and prepared apple products for institutional food service, particularly school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying canned applesauce, dried apple crisps, fresh produce including multiple apple varieties, and supplemental food items containing apples or apple derivatives for consumption by students, inmates, patients in state-supported facilities, and other institutional populations. Issuing bodies span independent school districts (Austin ISD, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Dallas ISD, Hancock County Board of Education, Douglas County School System), state departments and agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Georgia Department of Education), county and city governments (Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases, Muscogee County School District), and cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative serving multiple Georgia districts). School nutrition programs dominate the buyer base, with corrections and state health and human services facilities as secondary high-volume purchasers.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Connecticut, Missouri, and Illinois, with scattered opportunities in other states. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 (July 31, 2026 due date) for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce at $21.84 per case historical pricing, delivered to Salem; Austin Independent School District RFP 27RFP004 (July 16, 2026) for dried fruit bars and apple crisps; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 (July 13, 2026) for food and consumables including produce items across NIGP classes 380, 385, 390, and 393 with a prior-period monetary value of $1.5 million; Hancock County Board of Education IFB #SN002-2027 (June 26, 2026) for fresh produce spanning multiple apple varieties with over 200 line items; and the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative (March 4, 2026) for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million combined for two geographic areas. Buy American provisions, USDA commodity compliance, firm fixed pricing, and delivery to school or facility sites appear standard across all recent opportunities.