UNSPSC 50391565: Organic pippin apple purees

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

UNSPSC 50391565 Organic pippin apple purees is a Commodity code that covers processed and shelf-stable apple products, particularly canned applesauce and dried apple-based items, purchased by state and local governments for institutional food service. State and local solicitations under this code span school districts, state departments (corrections, health and human services), county governments, and city school boards. The work encompasses both branded and generic procurement of applesauce, dried fruit bars, and apple crisps for inmate, patient, resident, and student meal programs, with specifications typically requiring USDA compliance, minimum shelf life, specific packaging, and delivery to central distribution or warehouse locations. Issuing bodies frequently enforce Buy American provisions and domestic content minimums (51 percent for processed products under National School Lunch Act guidelines), and procurement vehicles include IFBs, RFPs, and informal written quotes with response cycles ranging from days to weeks.

Recent activity spans multiple states and jurisdictions. The Oregon Department of Corrections has issued two successive ITBs for canned applesauce (May 2026 and July 2026, each 1,904–4,760 cases, historical pricing $21.83–$21.84 per case, delivery to Salem). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited supplemental food and consumables including fruit products for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide under IFB HHS0016792v2 (May 2026, up to $4.5 million over three years, 210 line items). The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office solicited weekly food orders including produce for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy across multiple quarters (June through August 2026). Austin Independent School District requested proposals for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (June 2026, RFP 27RFP004). Hancock County Board of Education, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, the City of Bridgeport Board of Education, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice have all posted commodity food procurements encompassing apple and fruit products within the past six months. Geographic concentration includes Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut, with the Texas institutional food service system (HHSC, TDCJ, state hospitals) and Oregon corrections representing repeat buyers.