UNSPSC 50381998: Winter apple purees

The variety of winter apple have an intense red color and is one of the sourest apples and, as its name indicates, it can be found during the winter. which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50381998 Winter apple purees is a Commodity code that describes processed fruit products — specifically applesauce in canned or shelf-stable forms — that state and local governments buy for institutional food service. Recent opportunities show the code capturing procurement for fresh and processed produce items more broadly, with concrete demand centered on canned applesauce for correctional facilities, state-operated living centers, and school nutrition programs, alongside periodic buys of dried apple crisps and apple-forward fresh produce. The mix of issuing bodies includes state departments of corrections and human services, county boards of education, city school districts, and county purchasing offices; the Oregon Department of Corrections and State of Illinois (through weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy) appear as repeat buyers across multiple solicitations in the recent window. Work solicited ranges from bulk canned applesauce (typically 1,900–4,760 cases per award) meeting USDA commodity specifications, to dried fruit bars and apple crisps for school cafeterias, to fresh apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) as part of broader produce line items.

Activity spans Oregon, Illinois, Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, and other jurisdictions, with the most concentrated recent activity from Oregon (two ODOC canned-applesauce ITBs in May and July 2026) and Illinois (multiple quarterly food orders for IVHQ). Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections Invitation to Bid S2910000016975 for approximately 1,904 cases of canned fruit applesauce due June 2, 2026, with a five percent preference available for Oregon-fabricated goods and Oregon-headquartered bidders; the Austin Independent School District RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps due July 16, 2026; and the Hancock County Board of Education IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce including multiple apple varieties due June 26, 2026. Pricing in recent awards has ranged from approximately $21.83–$21.84 per case for canned applesauce (Oregon historical benchmarks), with larger institutional buys often made through open-book pricing sheets or firm fixed-price line-item bids. Buy American and domestic-content preferences appear in school-nutrition and state-agency procurements, and several solicitations apply state-level MBE or local-vendor set-asides.