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 (Commodity) represents a narrow specialty segment in school and institutional food service procurement. State and local governments purchase this code as a component within broader canned-fruit and prepared-food buys for school nutrition programs and correctional facilities, typically bundled within larger grocery or food-supply contracts rather than sourced independently. Recent solicitations show the commodity appearing primarily as applesauce—canned fruit products packed in juice, water, or light syrup, meeting USDA 2011 commodity specifications—supplied to school districts, state corrections departments, and health and human services facilities in support of child nutrition and institutional meal service.

Issuing bodies soliciting under this code span state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), independent school districts (Austin ISD, Rockwood R-VI, Fairfax County Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County, Dallas ISD), and county school systems (Hancock County, Douglas County, Liberty County, Muscogee County). The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple applesauce ITBs in the recent window—most recently S2910000017453 (due July 31, 2026) for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce at FOB Destination, and earlier S2910000016975 (due June 2, 2026) for 1,904 cases—suggesting repeat procurement activity in that jurisdiction. School districts and institutional food service operations dominate the buyer mix, with the commodity appearing as one line item within much larger multi-category food procurement RFPs and ITBs across Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut, and Virginia. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas (multiple HHSC and TDCJ procurements, Dallas and Austin ISDs), Georgia (Hancock County, Muscogee County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County), and Oregon (ODOC). The code shows consistent activity at the school nutrition and institutional meal-service level, where canned applesauce competes within broader fruit and vegetable commodity categories tied to USDA school lunch and facility nutrition requirements; however, it rarely appears as a standalone procurement focus and is typically evaluated as one item among hundreds in comprehensive food-supply solicitations.