UNSPSC 50381923: Empire apple purees

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

UNSPSC 50381923 Empire apple purees is a Commodity code capturing canned and processed apple products that state and local food service operations—particularly detention facilities, schools, and state health agencies—purchase for institutional meal programs. Recent solicitations show state corrections departments, school districts, and health and human services agencies procuring canned applesauce, dried apple crisps, and processed apple products as components of larger food service contracts, with emphasis on USDA commodity compliance, specific packaging formats, and shelf-life requirements. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two separate ITBs for canned applesauce in early and mid-2026, while Austin Independent School District solicited dried apple crisps as part of its food service procurement, and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission included supplemental apple-based items in statewide facility supply contracts, indicating recurring demand across institutional buyers.

Activity concentrates in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest, with particularly active issuing bodies in Oregon (Department of Corrections), Texas (HHSC, TDCJ, DISD), Georgia (multiple school districts and county boards of education), and Connecticut (municipal school boards). The Oregon Department of Corrections reappears as a repeat buyer, issuing ITB S-29100-00017453 on July 10, 2026 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (5 truckloads, 40,000 pounds each) with bids due July 31, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. PST, and had issued a prior ITB on May 18, 2026 (S-2910000016975) for 1,904 cases with a June 2, 2026 deadline; both iterations specify USDA 2011 commodity specifications, FOB destination delivery to Salem's Central Distribution Center, and Oregon product/vendor preferences worth 5 percent each. Austin Independent School District posted RFP 27RFP004 on June 26, 2026 with a July 16, 2026 proposal deadline for dried fruit bars and apple crisps for direct warehouse delivery. Texas HHSC supplemental food procurements (HHS0016792 and HHS0017449) included apple-based commodity products as line items within broader food service supply contracts for state hospitals and supported living centers, with contracts valued in the millions and spanning multiple facilities statewide. School nutrition programs across Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, and other states regularly incorporate apple products into fresh produce and commodity food contracts, though apple purees specifically appear less frequently than whole apple purchases in the recent opportunities block.