UNSPSC 50391512: Organic cortland apple purees

The variety of organic apples known as organic cortlthat apples which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50391512 Organic cortland apple purees (Commodity) appears in state and local food-service procurement, though recent solicitations tagged with this code diverge significantly from the specific product name — the opportunities actually solicit canned applesauce of unspecified apple variety, dried fruit bars, fresh produce (apples in multiple varieties), and broader grocery and food-service categories rather than organic cortland apple purées specifically. State and local issuing bodies sourcing under or near this code span school districts (Austin Independent School District, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools, and Douglas County School System), corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections), health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office), and municipal education departments (City of Bridgeport Board of Education). The work being solicited includes multi-case canned fruit applesauce for institutional food service, fresh whole apples in multiple varieties for school nutrition programs, dried fruit bars and apple crisps for school meals, and ingredient-level food products within broader grocery supply contracts — pricing typically runs from approximately $21.80 per case for institutional canned applesauce to line-item bids within large grocery contracts serving districts of 6,900 to 25,500 students.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in the Southeast and Texas. Oregon Department of Corrections has posted two separate ITBs for canned fruit applesauce (due July 31, 2026, and previously June 2, 2026), with historical pricing at $21.84 per case and delivery to Salem; Texas Health and Human Services Commission has solicited supplemental food and consumable products statewide across 23 facilities (maximum contract value $4.5 million); Georgia school districts dominate the recent produce activity, including Hancock County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Douglas County School Systems, collectively spanning 30 school districts in the GEC Buying Cooperative produce RFP (estimated $5.5 million across both geographic areas). Texas also appears in school district procurement through Austin ISD (dried fruit bars and apple crisps, due July 16, 2026, RFP 27RFP004), Dallas ISD (various food products including specialty items, due April 2, 2026, RFP JC250079), and Texas TDCJ prison food service (IFB 304T26300CF, due May 4, 2026, approximately 382 line items). Additional recent activity spans Illinois (quarterly food orders, June 17, 2026, due date), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport Board of Education commodities, due June 26, 2026, IFB BNB053266 with MBE/CBE applicability), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District grocery items and NOI products, due April 29, 2026), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 term contract, due April 27, 2026, IFB 2000004323). Pricing structures vary from firm fixed unit rates for school-year contracts to cost-plus models tied to USDA terminal market prices; most school district solicitations require Buy American compliance with domestic content minimums of 51 percent for processed products and emphasize HACCP plans, product formulation statements, and compliance with non-preferred-ingredient lists prohibiting artificial colors and high fructose corn syrup.