UNSPSC 50381963: Pearmain apple purees

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

UNSPSC 50381963 Pearmain apple purees, a Commodity code, represents processed fruit products state and local governments procure for institutional food service, including schools, correctional facilities, health and human services centers, and senior services programs. Recent solicitations show demand for canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, and broader shelf-stable fruit products as components of meal service contracts. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and health and human services, county boards of education, independent school districts, county senior services, city boards of education, and state veterans' homes. School districts and state institutional facilities dominate recent activity, with the Oregon Department of Corrections and State of Illinois appearing as repeat solicitors for applesauce and weekly food orders respectively.

Geographic activity centers on the Pacific Northwest and South. Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple ITBs for canned applesauce (bids due June 2, 2026, and July 31, 2026, both approximately 1,900–4,760 cases). The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office issued multiple brand-specific and brand-or-equal RFPs for weekly food orders at the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (proposals due June 17 and August 24, 2026). Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited supplemental food and consumables statewide including fruit products (bids due March 19, 2026, with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years). Additional recent solicitations include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quotes for shelf-stable food items including canned fruits (quotes due October 19, 2026); Austin Independent School District's RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (proposals due July 16, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce including multiple apple varieties (bids due June 26, 2026); City of Bridgeport Board of Education's bid for commodities including fruit and vegetable products (bids due June 26, 2026); and Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB for cafeteria food products (bids due May 4, 2026, extended via addendum). Most solicitations use IFB or RFP methods with firm, fixed pricing and FOB Destination delivery terms; Buy American provisions and prevailing wage requirements appear in school district and state-level procurements.