UNSPSC 50381949: Kidd's orange red apple purees

The variety of apples known as kidd's orange red apples which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50381949 Kidd's orange red apple purees is a Commodity code used by state and local governments to procure prepared apple products—primarily canned applesauce and dried apple items—for institutional food service. Recent solicitations show state departments, county school systems, and municipal school districts buying applesauce for correctional facilities, pre-K through 12 nutrition programs, and state-supported living centers, typically in large case quantities delivered to central warehouses or distributed across multiple school sites. The work spans straightforward supply contracting with firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery, and standard food safety compliance (USDA commodity specifications, FDA standards, HACCP plans, shelf-life minimums). Issuing bodies include the Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), school districts in Texas (Austin ISD, Dallas ISD), Georgia (Hancock County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), and municipal nutrition departments (Bridgeport, Connecticut Board of Education).

Recent activity clusters in the South and Southwest, with the largest concentration in Texas and Georgia school nutrition programs. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted ITB S-29100-00017453 on July 10, 2026, due July 31, 2026, for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (both sweetened and unsweetened, smooth and chunky) under USDA 2011 commodity specifications, FOB destination to Salem with five full truck-load deliveries 45 days apart and a historical price of $21.84 per case. Austin Independent School District issued RFP 27RFP004 on June 26, 2026, due July 16, 2026, for dried fruit bars and apple crisps for school food service delivered to the central warehouse. The Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative on February 4, 2026, due March 4, 2026, for fresh produce and eggs spanning 30 school districts across two geographic areas with an estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, running July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. State-level aggregated procurements also drive volume: the Texas HHSC issued IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026, due July 13, 2026, for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical value of $1.5 million for the prior period, and an earlier IFB HHS0016792 for supplemental food and consumables statewide showed a maximum potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years. Multiple school districts apply Buy American preferences (51% domestic content for processed products), prevailing wage requirements where applicable, and competitive evaluation favoring lowest responsive bidder or best value determinations. Oregon applies a 10% combined preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders. Most contracts run July 1 through June 30 annually with renewal options (typically one to four years) and firm fixed pricing except for permitted midterm adjustments tied to manufacturer price increases or CPI indices.