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 captures canned and processed apple products state and local governments source for institutional food service — chiefly school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and health and human services agencies. Recent solicitations show buying offices treat the code broadly to include canned applesauce (the primary product type appearing in recent opportunities), dried fruit bars, apple crisps, and related processed apple items rather than fresh or raw apples. The issuing-body mix reflects institutional food service concentration: state corrections departments, state health and human services commissions, independent school districts, and county school boards dominate the activity. Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple opportunities under this family (two canned applesauce procurements in the past six months alone), signaling repeat demand; school districts across Texas, Georgia, Missouri, and Connecticut also show repeated engagement in produce and processed-fruit categories, though often bundled with broader grocery or fresh-produce solicitations rather than apple purees in isolation.

Geographic activity clusters in the South and Pacific Northwest, with Texas (multiple school districts and state agencies), Georgia (several county school systems), Oregon (state corrections), and Connecticut (Bridgeport Public Schools) showing the strongest recent posting cadence. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for canned fruit applesauce (bids due July 31, 2026, approximately 4,760 cases at $21.84 per case historical price, with 5 percent Oregon-goods and 5 percent resident-bidder preferences totaling up to 10 percent); and Dallas Independent School District RFP JC250079 for various food products including spice and ice cream lots for school nutrition services (due April 2, 2026, contract term May 29, 2026 through May 28, 2027, with M/WBE encouragement and firm pricing required). A Texas HHS procurement (IFB HHS0016792V2, posted May 19, 2026, response deadline March 19, 2026) for supplemental food and consumables to state hospitals and supported living centers statewide encompassed processed fruits among 210 line items and carried a maximum three-year value of $4.5 million. School nutrition procurement dominates volume and frequency; smaller state-agency and institutional facilities procurements appear episodic but substantial in per-award value.