UNSPSC 50381994: Winesap apple purees

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

UNSPSC 50381994 Winesap apple purees (Commodity) names a narrow product line, but state and local procurement activity under this code shows significant breadth in apple-based products and broader fruit purees for institutional food service. The Oregon Department of Corrections, school districts, and state health agencies are buying canned applesauce, dried apple products, and fresh apple varieties through ITBs and RFPs rather than narrowly specified purees. School nutrition programs and corrections facilities dominate the issuing-body mix, with repeat activity from Oregon Department of Corrections (multiple ITBs for canned applesauce in recent months), Texas Health and Human Services Commission (supplemental food and consumable products for state hospitals and supported living centers), and multiple school districts across Georgia, Missouri, Texas, and Connecticut. The actual procurement scope spans canned fruit applesauce (sweetened, unsweetened, smooth, and chunky varieties meeting USDA 2011 commodity specifications), dried fruit bars and apple crisps, fresh produce including multiple apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz), and bulk fresh apple purchases for child nutrition services. Buy American requirements and domestic content preferences appear frequently in school and state agency solicitations.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S-29100-00017453 on July 10, 2026 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with bids due July 31, 2026, applying a combined 10% preference for Oregon goods and bidders; the historical award price was $21.84 per case to Robbins Sales. Austin Independent School District issued RFP 27RFP004 on June 26, 2026 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps due July 16, 2026. The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office solicited quarterly food orders with brand-specific requirements on June 12, 2026, due June 17, 2026. Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026 for food and consumable products to supply El Paso State Supported Living Center, with responses due July 13, 2026 and a historical contract value guideline of $1.5 million annually. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued IFB for fresh produce including multiple apple varieties on June 10, 2026, with bids due June 26, 2026; the Douglas County School System in Georgia issued RFP SN 26-004 on February 4, 2026 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 districts with an estimated annual expenditure of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two. School nutrition procurement shows significant volume in apple products across Georgia, Missouri, Texas, and Connecticut, with Buy American requirements, firm fixed pricing for full contract terms, and awards to single or multiple vendors based on lowest responsive and responsible bid or best value.