UNSPSC 50381987: Tsugaru apple purees

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

UNSPSC 50381987 Tsugaru apple purees, a Commodity code, captures state and local procurement of processed apple products—including canned applesauce, dried apple crisps, and prepared apple purees—for institutional food service. Recent solicitations show school districts, corrections departments, health and human services agencies, and county nutrition programs purchasing shelf-stable apple products as components of broader food commodity contracts. The work spans canned applesauce meeting USDA 2011 commodity specifications, dried fruit bars with apple content for school breakfast and lunch programs, and fresh or processed apple varieties (Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp) alongside other produce for cafeteria supply. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and health services, county boards of education, independent school districts, municipal nutrition centers, and state supported living centers. Oregon Department of Corrections and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice appear as repeat buyers; school districts in Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut regularly solicit apple products as line items within broader fresh-produce or commodity food contracts.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Pacific Northwest. Oregon Department of Corrections posted two canned applesauce ITBs (S2910000016975, due June 2, 2026, and S2910000017453, due July 31, 2026, seeking approximately 1,904 and 4,760 cases respectively at historical pricing near $21.83–$21.84 per case) and applies Oregon-fabricated and resident-bidder preferences of 5 percent each. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026 (due June 26) for fresh produce including multiple apple varieties for school-year 2026–27. Austin Independent School District (Texas) solicited dried fruit bars and apple crisps via RFP 27RFP004 (due July 16, 2026). The City of Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center (Connecticut) requested commodity bids including fruit products via IFB BNB053266 (due June 26, 2026). Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued broader food-and-consumables IFBs encompassing apple products for state hospitals and supported living centers (HHS0016792V2, due March 19, 2026, with a potential three-year value of $4.5 million). Buy American provisions appear standard across school-district and state-agency solicitations, typically requiring 51 percent domestic content for processed products.