UNSPSC 50381989: Tydeman red apple purees

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

UNSPSC 50381989 Tydeman red apple purees, a Commodity code, represents fresh and processed apple products—chiefly applesauce and apple-based snacks—that state and local agencies procure for institutional food service, particularly corrections, schools, and health and human services facilities. The code sees competitive solicitation activity from state agencies and school districts, with the recent opportunities showing predominant use by corrections departments, school nutrition programs, and state health service facilities acquiring canned applesauce, dried apple crisps, and fresh produce containing apples as components of broader food procurement buys.

State and local purchasing under this code spans corrections facilities, school districts, and state health agencies. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted two recent ITBs for canned fruit applesauce (July 2026 and June 2026 response dates), with the more recent solicitation requesting 4,760 cases at $21.84 per case historically—a repeat buyer pattern indicating steady demand. School districts including Austin ISD (RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps, July 2026 response), Hancock County Board of Education (fresh produce spanning multiple apple varieties, June 2026 response), and Rockwood R-VI School District (grocery solicitations covering apples, April 2026 responses) regularly procure apple-containing products. The Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and City of Bridgeport also post commodity food procurements that encompass apple products within broader food baskets. Geographic concentration appears heaviest in the South and Pacific Northwest—Oregon, Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Connecticut, and Illinois dominate the recent solicitation record. School districts remain the largest category of issuing bodies by frequency; corrections departments and state health facilities represent a secondary but consistent buyer group. No single vendor dominates the opportunities block, though historical awards to Robbins Sales and MJ Kellner in Oregon suggest regional suppliers hold positions on established contracts.