UNSPSC 50391569: Organic red astrachan apple purees

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

UNSPSC 50391569 Organic red astrachan apple purees, a Commodity code, does not reflect the food products that state and local governments are actually procuring under this category in current solicitations. Recent opportunities tagged to this code span canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, grocery staples, and institutional food service supplies across school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, state health and human services agencies, and municipal school districts. The issuing bodies include large school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Dallas Independent School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Rockwood R-VI School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education), state agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, State of Georgia, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Department of Criminal Justice), county school systems (Douglas County School System, Muscogee County School District), and municipal education and corrections operations (City of Bridgeport Board of Education). The mix suggests the code is being used as a catch-all for food and consumable products in institutional food service rather than as a specific identifier for apple purées. Procurement methods vary, with RFPs dominating school district procurements and ITBs used for state corrections and institutional food service.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and West, with prominent solicitations from Georgia (Savannah-Chatham, Liberty County, Douglas County, Muscogee County, Hancock County), Texas (Dallas ISD, HHSC, TDCJ), Oregon (Department of Corrections), and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI). The Oregon Department of Corrections has issued two recent ITBs for canned applesauce (S2910000016975 due June 2, 2026, and S2910000017453 due July 31, 2026), with the latter specifying 4,760 cases of canned applesauce at an estimated $21.84 per case and applying 10 percent combined Oregon-goods and Oregon-vendor preferences. Dallas ISD issued an RFP (JC250079) due April 2, 2026, for various food products including specialty items not covered by main commodity bids, while Douglas County School System sought a main-line food distributor (RFP 26-003) due February 18, 2026, to supply approximately 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools with an estimated annual expenditure of $9,000,000. School districts broadly require fresh produce, canned goods, proteins, dairy, and specialty items delivered to central warehouses or school sites on weekly or as-needed schedules. The code shows active procurement interest but appears misaligned with its nominal scope; vendors pursuing this category should verify the actual commodity or service line in each RFP or ITB before committing resources, as institutional food service procurement spans far broader product categories than apple purées alone.