UNSPSC 50381976: Red york apple purees

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

UNSPSC 50381976 Red york apple purees (Commodity) encompasses canned and processed apple products—applesauce, apple crisps, and dried fruit bars—that state and local governments procure for institutional food service, primarily school nutrition programs and correctional and residential facilities. Recent solicitations show school districts, state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, and special-purpose districts competing for suppliers on IFB, RFP, and ITB vehicles with firm fixed pricing and delivery to central warehouses or distributed school sites. The scope spans sweetened and unsweetened applesauce in smooth or chunky styles packed in juice, water, or light syrup; dried fruit bars and apple crisps for school snacking; and canned fruit products meeting USDA 2011 commodity specifications and FDA standards. Issuing bodies include large school districts (Austin ISD, Dallas ISD, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Douglas County School System), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections), state health and human services commissions (Texas HHSC, Illinois Chief Procurement Office), and county school boards across multiple states. Recent opportunities reflect modest individual contract values—the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB for 4,760 cases of applesauce at historical pricing of $21.84 per case; Dallas ISD's as-needed food procurement for the 2026-2027 school year; and the Texas HHSC supplemental food solicitation covering 210 line items with a maximum potential three-year value of $4.5 million across state hospitals and supported living centers.

Geographic activity clusters in the Southeast (Georgia, Texas, Connecticut) and Pacific Northwest (Oregon), with secondary activity in the Midwest (Missouri, Illinois) and Mid-Atlantic (Virginia). Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for canned applesauce due July 31, 2026, under OregonBuys with 5 percent combined preference for Oregon fabrication and Oregon-headquartered bidders; Austin Independent School District RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps due July 16, 2026, under Texas Education Code competitive procurement; Texas HHSC IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products including applesauce-category items due July 13, 2026, with estimated prior-period spend of $1.5 million and a maximum contract value of $4.5 million over three years with one-year extension option; and Hancock County Board of Education IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce and related items due June 26, 2026, covering over 200 line items including multiple apple varieties with Buy American requirements of 51 percent domestic content for processed products. School districts applying Buy American provisions, commodity specifications compliance, HACCP plans, and prevailing-wage or set-aside requirements (Oregon's 10 percent combined preference, Texas HUB subcontracting encouragement, MBE/CBE applicability in Connecticut) create modest administrative lift; responses via cooperative purchasing portals (OregonBuys, Bonfire, GEC Buying Cooperative) and centralized warehouses with Monday-through-Friday delivery windows are standard. Pricing historically firm for contract periods with limited mid-term adjustment provisions tied to manufacturer price increases or CPI indexing; minimum one-year shelf life and temperature-controlled delivery are universal requirements.