UNSPSC 50381981: Spartan apple purees

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

UNSPSC 50381981 Spartan apple purees is a Commodity code that encompasses canned and processed apple products, including applesauce, apple crisps, and dried fruit bars with apple content, solicited by state and local procurement offices for institutional food service. Recent solicitations show state corrections departments, school districts, health and human services agencies, and county nutrition programs purchasing canned applesauce, dried apple crisps, and apple-based products in bulk for inmate meals, student lunches, senior nutrition programs, and state-facility food service. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple ITBs for canned applesauce in cases of several thousand units; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Department of State Health Services jointly procure supplemental food and consumable products including fruit items across state hospitals and supported living centers; and school districts including Austin Independent School District and Hancock County Board of Education solicit dried fruit bars and fresh or processed apple products alongside broader produce and food service contracts. Issuing bodies span state corrections departments, state health and human services agencies, county boards of education, independent school districts, and county nutrition departments, with repeat activity from Oregon ODOC and the State of Illinois procurement office (which issued multiple quarterly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy that included branded and branded-or-equal food specifications).

Geographic activity concentrates in Oregon (ODOC has issued multiple applesauce ITBs with 5% state-origin and 5% resident-bidder preferences), Texas (HHSC, TDCJ, and Austin ISD procurement), Illinois (State of Illinois Veterans Home quarterly contracts), Georgia (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners and State of Georgia food supply solicitations), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport Board of Education), and across regional distribution for multi-facility state systems. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S2910000017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026, with historical pricing of $21.84 per case awarded to Robbins Sales; an earlier ODOC ITB S2910000016975 for 1,904 cases closed June 2, 2026, at a historical price of $21.827 per case to MJ Kellner. Austin Independent School District solicited dried fruit bars and apple crisps under RFP 27RFP004 with proposals due July 16, 2026. Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB SN002-2027 included multiple apple varieties and other produce with bids due June 26, 2026, for school year 2026-27 delivery. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to the El Paso State Supported Living Center and DSHS, with bids due July 13, 2026, and a historical annual contract value of $1.5 million; the HHSC earlier issued IFB HHS0016792V2 for supplemental food and consumables statewide with a potential three-year value of $4.5 million, closing March 19, 2026.