UNSPSC 50381953: Lord derby apple purees

The variety of apples known as lord derby apples which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50381953 Lord derby apple purees (Commodity) covers canned applesauce and dried apple products sourced by state departments, school districts, and human services agencies for institutional food service. State and local governments buy canned applesauce in bulk cases meeting USDA 2011 commodity specifications, sweetened or unsweetened and smooth or chunky, along with dried fruit bars and apple crisps for school nutrition programs. The buying pool includes state corrections departments, school districts ranging from small rural systems to large metropolitan districts, state health and human services commissions, and county boards of education. Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and multiple Georgia and Missouri school districts appear as recent repeat solicitors across the code's activity.

Recent opportunities span the South, Midwest, and Pacific Northwest with particular concentration in Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Oregon, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S-29100-00017453 on July 10, 2026, for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. PST, with a historical price of $21.84 per case and 5% combined state-preference markup available for Oregon-fabricated goods and Oregon-headquartered bidders; delivery to the Central Distribution Center in Salem is FOB destination across five truck loads of 40,000 pounds each. Austin Independent School District issued RFP 27RFP004 on June 26, 2026, for dried fruit bars and apple crisps for food service with proposals due July 16, 2026, delivered directly to the district's central warehouse. School districts purchasing through cooperative vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative (serving 30 Georgia districts) and standalone district nutrition programs drive the majority of recent activity; smaller school districts and state institutional facilities execute contracts at variable annual volumes from $40,000 to nine-million-dollar ranges depending on student population and census size.