UNSPSC 50381978: Rome beauty apple purees

The variety of apples known as rome beauty apples which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50381978 Rome beauty apple purees is a Commodity code covering applesauce and processed apple products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service, primarily school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers sourcing canned applesauce in bulk cases, dried apple products for school snack programs, and apple-containing prepared foods delivered to central warehouses and individual school sites. The work spans traditional canned fruit products meeting USDA commodity specifications through value-added items such as dried fruit bars and apple crisps targeting K-12 nutrition menus.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with recent activity from Austin Independent School District, Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Dallas Independent School District (Texas). Correctional and state health agencies also procure under this code: the Oregon Department of Corrections issued two applesauce ITBs (S2910000017453 due July 31, 2026, and S2910000016975 due June 2, 2026, each for approximately 2,000 cases of canned applesauce), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission has procured supplemental food products including apple-based items for state hospitals and supported living centers (IFB HHS0016792 and HHS0017449). Geographic concentration runs heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Oregon, Missouri, Virginia, and Connecticut. Representative recent opportunities include Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce at $21.84 per case (historical award), Austin Independent School District RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps for the 2026–27 school year (due July 16, 2026), and Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 including apple-containing products delivered to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens (due April 27, 2026). Buy American provisions appear in most school nutrition procurements, requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products.