UNSPSC 50391531: Organic gloster apple purees

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

UNSPSC 50391531 Organic gloster apple purees, a Commodity code, nominally covers apple purees but in practice state and local governments use the code for a broader range of processed fruit products including applesauce, dried fruit bars, and apple crisps supplied to correctional facilities, veterans' homes, state health institutions, school nutrition programs, and county social services. The issuing bodies are mixed across state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), county school boards and independent school districts, county social services departments, and municipal nutrition centers. Recent solicitations emphasize compliance with USDA commodity specifications for canned fruit, Buy American requirements in school lunch procurement, and delivery to centralized distribution points or facility kitchens. Specifications typically permit brand-or-equal substitution or brand-specific selection, with pricing quoted per case or per unit and delivery on FOB Destination prepaid by the vendor.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Southwest. Oregon Department of Corrections has posted two recent ITBs for canned applesauce (S2910000016975, due June 2, 2026, and S2910000017453, due July 31, 2026, with historical award price of $21.84 per case to Robbins Sales), both specifying approximately 1,900 to 4,760 cases for delivery to Salem. Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026) for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period value of $1.5 million, and an earlier statewide supplemental food procurement (HHS0016792V2, due March 19, 2026) with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years covering 210 line items of fresh, frozen, and shelf-stable products. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited fresh produce including multiple apple varieties under IFB #SN002-2027 (due June 26, 2026), and Austin Independent School District requested proposals for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (RFP 27RFP004, due July 16, 2026). Illinois posted two quarterly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (brand-specific and brand-or-equal, both due August 24, 2026), and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requested informal quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including produce components (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026).