UNSPSC 50381924: Flower of kent apple purees

The variety of apples known as flower of kent apples which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50381924 Flower of kent apple purees (Commodity) does not align with the state and local contract opportunities recently posted under this code. The recent solicitations span broad institutional food procurement — fresh produce for schools, canned applesauce and fruit for corrections and veterans' facilities, dried fruit bars for school food service, and mixed food and consumable supplies for health and human services — but none explicitly target apple purees, and only two opportunities (Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Department of Criminal Justice) mention applesauce at all, both as canned fruit in commodity form rather than specialty purees. The issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and health services, county boards of education and commissioners, school districts, and municipal purchasing offices across Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut. The buying pattern across these jurisdictions emphasizes shelf-stable, bulk food items for institutional food service operations — cafeterias, senior services, corrections facilities, and state-supported living centers — rather than a product family specifically tied to kent apple purees.

The code shows limited direct activity under its nominal scope. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two separate ITBs for canned fruit applesauce (approximately 1,904 cases in May 2026 and 4,760 cases in July 2026, with bids due June 2 and July 31 respectively), both specified USDA 2011 commodity standards and accepted sweetened or unsweetened varieties in smooth or chunky form, with historical pricing around $21.83–$21.84 per case awarded to prior vendors including MJ Kellner and Robbins Sales. Beyond these applesauce opportunities, the code's recent record captures general food procurement where fruit products appear as line items within larger commodity buys rather than as discrete categories — Hancock County Board of Education requested fresh produce including multiple apple varieties for school nutrition (due June 26, 2026, under IFB), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals statewide under IFB HHS0016792v2 (due March 19, 2026, with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years). The geographic activity concentrates in the South and Pacific Northwest, with secondary activity in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest. No evidence in the source supports current competitive demand specifically for flower of kent apple purees; pursuit under this code warrant confirmation that the code classification itself reflects actual buyer intent.