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 (Commodity) names a specific product within the broader food-service procurement activity that state and local government agencies undertake for schools, senior services, correctional facilities, and state-supported living centers. The code reflects narrow product specificity, but the recent opportunities show that state and local buyers actually source apple purees, applesauces, dried fruit bars, and fresh produce as part of larger food-service contracts spanning dozens or hundreds of line items, with some solicitations accepting brand-or-equal specifications to widen vendor competition. Issuing bodies include county boards of education, county senior services divisions, state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, city boards of education, and independent school districts, with schools dominating the mix as the primary customers for commodity food products.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two ITBs for canned applesauce (approximately 1,904 cases in May 2026, 4,760 cases in July 2026, with historical pricing near $21.83 per case), applying a combined 10 percent Oregon preference and requiring USDA 2011 commodity specification compliance; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Department of State Health Services jointly solicited supplemental food and consumables across 210 line items for state hospitals and living centers statewide with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items for senior services by October 19, 2026; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office issued multiple quarterly food-order solicitations (both brand-specific and brand-or-equal) for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy; and Austin Independent School District requested proposals for dried fruit bars and apple crisps under RFP 27RFP004. The code shows consistent activity across school nutrition, senior services, and corrections food procurement, with most opportunities issued through IFB, RFQ, or RFP with response windows of one to three weeks and firm-fixed pricing typical across contracts.