UNSPSC 50381921: Early mcintosh apple purees

The variety of apples known as early mcintosh apples which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50381921 Early McIntosh apple purees, a Commodity code, represents state and local procurement of processed and shelf-stable apple products for institutional food service, particularly school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. Recent solicitations show school districts, state departments of corrections, health and human services agencies, and state supported living centers buying canned applesauce, dried fruit products, and fresh produce including apples in multiple forms. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S-29100-00017453 in July 2026 seeking 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (both sweetened and unsweetened, smooth or chunky) compliant with USDA 2011 commodity specifications, with bids due July 31, 2026 and delivery to Salem in five 952-case truckloads on FOB destination terms at a historical price of $21.84 per case; the same agency previously solicited canned applesauce under ITB S2910000016975 in May 2026 for 1,904 cases due June 2, 2026, also at roughly $21.83 per case. Texas Health and Human Services Commission procured supplemental food and consumables statewide under IFB HHS0016792, issued February 26, 2026 with response deadline February 23, 2026 (later extended), covering 210 line items of processed and fresh foods for state hospitals and supported living centers across Texas, and reissued the same procurement as HHS0017449 in June 2026 with bid due July 13, 2026 for El Paso State Supported Living Center supplies and broader HHSC and DSHS use. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix: Austin Independent School District solicited dried fruit bars and apple crisps under RFP 27RFP004 due July 16, 2026; Fairfax County Public Schools issued IFB 2000004323 in April 2026 for master grocery K-12 including compliant food products; Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) solicited grocery items and NOI products in March–April 2026; and Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) requested fresh produce including multiple apple varieties under IFB #SN002-2027 due June 26, 2026. State agencies, county school systems, and municipal boards of education are the primary buyers.

Geographic activity centers on Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Missouri, Connecticut, and Virginia. The Oregon Department of Corrections appears twice in the recent record as a repeat buyer of canned applesauce. Texas Health and Human Services Commission is a high-volume issuer, procuring food for multiple state facilities with estimated annual values reaching millions of dollars. School districts across Georgia (Hancock County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County) and Texas (Dallas ISD, Austin ISD) frequently post fresh produce and food service solicitations under related UNSPSC codes, indicating robust ongoing demand in the school nutrition space. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut solicited commodities including fruit products under IFB BNB053266 due June 26, 2026 for the Board of Education Nutrition Center. Buy American and domestic-content preferences are embedded in most school district and state agency solicitations, with many requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products or domestic sourcing per the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. Response dates clustered from March through July 2026 indicate sustained, regular procurement cycles aligned with school-year contracts (July 1 through June 30 fiscal periods). Pricing in the applesauce solicitations has remained stable near $21.80–$21.84 per case; larger food supply contracts for institutional foodservice report historical annual values in the $1.5 million to $9 million range depending on facility population and geographic scope.