UNSPSC 50381956: Mutsu apple purees

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

UNSPSC 50381956 Mutsu apple purees is a Commodity code encompassing apple purees and applesauce products that state and local governments procure primarily for correctional facilities, schools, and health and human services operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing canned applesauce meeting USDA commodity specifications, dried fruit bars and apple crisps for school food service, and broader food and consumable products that include apple purees as component items. The issuing bodies span state departments of corrections, independent school districts, state health and human services commissions, county boards of education, and regional school cooperatives across multiple states. Correctional facilities and school nutrition programs are the dominant use cases, with the Oregon Department of Corrections and various Texas school districts and state agencies appearing as repeat buyers in recent postings.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and Pacific Northwest, with recent opportunities posted by the Oregon Department of Corrections (Salem), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Texas Department of Criminal Justice (statewide), the Austin and Dallas independent school districts, and county and regional school systems in Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut, and Virginia. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S-29100-00017453 on July 10, 2026, for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (sweetened or unsweetened, smooth or chunky) with bids due July 31, 2026; the historical price was $21.84 per case awarded to Robbins Sales in June 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026, for food and consumable products serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with proposals due July 13, 2026, covering NIGP Class items that include applesauce; historical annual value for the prior contract period was $1.5 million. The code shows modest but steady procurement activity concentrated in institutional food service supply chains, with firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery, and compliance with USDA commodity and FDA standards as standard requirements across opportunities.