UNSPSC 50381945: Jonagold apple purees

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

UNSPSC 50381945 Jonagold apple purees is a Commodity code purchasing canned and processed apple products for institutional food service and school nutrition programs across state departments, county governments, school districts, and special-purpose food service operations. State and local agencies buy canned applesauce, apple-based snacks, dried fruit bars with apple content, and ingredient-level apple purees for meal preparation and direct service to inmates, hospital patients, students, and program participants. The issuing bodies span state corrections and health-and-human-services departments, independent school districts of varying sizes, county school systems, and regional cooperative purchasing consortia. Oregon's Department of Corrections and Texas Health and Human Services Commission appear as repeat solicitors; school districts—including large urban systems like Dallas and Fairfax County, mid-sized county operations like Hancock County and Liberty County in Georgia, and district cooperatives like the GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 Georgia school systems—account for the bulk of recent activity.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with secondary presence in Missouri, Connecticut, Illinois, and Virginia. Representative recent solicitations include Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 (posted July 10, 2026, bids due July 31, 2026) for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce delivered FOB destination to Salem with historical pricing at $21.84 per case; Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 (posted June 11, 2026, proposals due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products including apple-based items at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with historical contract value of $1.5 million for the prior fiscal year; and Dallas Independent School District RFP JC250079 (posted February 22, 2026, due April 2, 2026) for various food products for child nutrition services including apple-based items for district-wide as-needed delivery. Prices are quoted firm fixed on per-unit or per-case bases, FOB destination with freight prepaid, and remain firm for the contract period; school nutrition contracts typically run July through June with optional annual renewals, while state facilities contracts often span September through August with similarly structured renewal options. Buy American Act compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed products) is standard across school district solicitations; liability insurance requirements range from $1 million to $2 million per occurrence depending on issuing body.