UNSPSC 50381990: Vistabella apple purees

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

UNSPSC 50381990 Vistabella apple purees, a Commodity code, covers canned and shelf-stable apple products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service—primarily school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, senior services, and state-supported living centers. Recent solicitations show purchasing bodies acquiring canned applesauce in bulk (measured in cases and truck loads), dried fruit bars and apple crisps, and fresh apples as part of broader produce and food commodity buys. The code captures both branded-product procurements and brand-or-equal specifications, with suppliers required to meet USDA commodity standards, FDA compliance, shelf-life minimums, and often Buy American domestic-content thresholds under federal school lunch rules.

Issuing bodies under this code span state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, county boards of education, independent school districts, county nutrition programs, and municipal education boards. The Oregon Department of Corrections appears repeatedly with applesauce ITBs; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office solicits weekly food orders for veterans homes; and school districts including Austin ISD and Hancock County Board of Education bid fresh produce and dried-fruit items annually. Geographic activity concentrates in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon ODOC), the Midwest (Illinois Veterans Home), the South (Georgia, Texas, Georgia Hancock County), and the Northeast (Connecticut, Georgia counties). Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (bids due July 31, 2026), with a historical award price of $21.84 per case; the Austin Independent School District RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (proposals due July 16, 2026); and the Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce including multiple apple varieties for the 2026-27 school year (bids due June 26, 2026). Oregon applies a combined 10 percent preference (5 percent for Oregon-processed goods, 5 percent for Oregon-headquartered vendors), and most school district procurements enforce Buy American domestic-content minimums. Delivery is typically FOB destination with advance warehouse scheduling required, and contracts run annual or quarterly terms with firm pricing or CPI-indexed adjustments.