UNSPSC 50381971: Red chief apple purees

The variety of apples known as red chief apples which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50381971 Red chief apple purees is a Commodity code that encompasses shelf-stable fruit products sourced for institutional food service operations across state and local public bodies. State and local governments procure this code to supply cafeteria, senior services, corrections, and health and human services facilities with canned applesauce, dried apple products, and fresh apple items in bulk quantities. The issuing bodies span school districts, county boards of education, state departments of corrections, state health and human services commissions, county departments of community services, and independent school districts. Recent solicitations show food service procurement concentrated among institutional vendors supplying correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, veterans homes, school nutrition programs, and senior services centers.

Geographic activity clusters in the South and West, with standout recent solicitation volume from Oregon, Texas, Illinois, Georgia, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two separate ITBs for canned fruit applesauce (ITB S-29100-00017453 in July 2026 and ITB S2910000016975 in May 2026), each seeking approximately 1,900–4,760 cases at firm fixed pricing quoted per case on an FOB Destination basis, with delivery to the Central Distribution Center in Salem. The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office posted multiple weekly food order solicitations for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (brand-specific and brand-or-equal variants in June and August 2026, both due within five days of posting). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026, with a historical annual value of $1.5 million) and IFB HHS0016792v2 for supplemental food and consumables statewide (due March 19, 2026, with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years). The Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited fresh produce including multiple apple varieties for the 2026–27 school year (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026). Austin Independent School District posted RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (due July 16, 2026), and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners issued IWQ 140229 for shelf-stable food items including apple-based products (informal written quote due October 19, 2026).