UNSPSC 50381995: Worcester apple purees

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

UNSPSC 50381995 Worcester apple purees is a Commodity code that addresses canned and processed apple products in institutional food service, spanning applesauce, apple crisps, and related shelf-stable fruit preparations. State and local governments procure these items primarily through school districts, state departments of corrections, health and human services agencies, and institutional facilities serving meals to students, inmates, patients, and residents. The work involves supplying USDA-compliant canned or processed apple products meeting specific packaging, shelf-life, nutritional, and temperature-control requirements, often as components of larger food service contracts that bundle multiple commodity categories.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Oregon, Georgia, and Missouri. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S-29100-00017453 in July 2026 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (approximately 40,000 pounds per truck load, five deliveries) with a July 31 response deadline, pricing at $21.84 per case historically, and a 10 percent combined Oregon-goods and Oregon-headquartered preference available; Austin Independent School District issued RFP 27RFP004 in June 2026 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps for direct warehouse delivery with a July 16 due date; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 in June 2026 covering food and consumable products (including processed fruit items) for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a July 11 deadline and a $1.5 million historical annual value. Broader grocery and food-service RFPs from school districts in Rockwood (Missouri), Liberty County (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County (Georgia), and Fairfax County (Virginia) incorporate apple products within larger commodity food frameworks, indicating that pure play opportunities for Worcester apple purees or apple-only contracts are sparse relative to multi-category food procurement activity. Most solicitations use IFB, RFP, or ITB notice types with firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery terms, Buy American compliance, and awards to lowest responsive and responsible bidders or best-value selections.