UNSPSC 50382002: Apache apricot purees

The variety of apricots known as apache apricots which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50382002 Apache apricot purees is a Commodity code that encompasses shelf-stable fruit products for institutional food service. State and local governments procure canned and processed fruit items—applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, and related preserved fruit products—under this code to supply school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, senior services, veterans' homes, and other institutional kitchens. The issuing bodies include county school districts, state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, county boards of education, and municipal school nutrition programs. A mix of notice types appears across recent solicitations: Invitation for Bid (ITB), Invitation for Bids (IFB), Request for Proposal (RFP), and informal written quotes (IWQ). Most opportunities specify brand-or-equal or brand-specific product requirements with firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery, and compliance with USDA commodity and FDA food safety standards. Buy American provisions (requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content for processed products) and prevailing wage requirements appear in school nutrition and state agency procurements.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest, with the most recent solicitations from Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two ITBs for canned fruit applesauce (approximately 1,900–4,760 cases per procurement) with delivery to Salem, Oregon; historical award pricing ran $21.84–$21.83 per case to vendors including Robbins Sales and MJ Kellner. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Department of State Health Services solicited supplemental food and consumables (210 line items including fresh and canned fruits) for state hospitals and supported living centers with a potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia requested approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (including sauces and canned goods) with delivery to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center by December 7, 2026; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office posted multiple quarterly weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy with brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications; Austin Independent School District sought dried fruit bars and apple crisps for central warehouse delivery under RFP; and Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia requested fresh produce for the 2026–27 school year spanning over 200 line items including multiple apple varieties and berries. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities for the Board of Education Nutrition Center (115 line items, deliveries to 113 Federal Street) with MBE/CBE certifications applicable. Contract periods typically run 12 months with optional renewal periods of one to two years; payment terms are generally Net 30–45 days; and vendors commonly must maintain $1 million–$2 million in general commercial liability insurance with the purchasing jurisdiction named as additional insured.