UNSPSC 50391571: Organic red chief apple purees

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

UNSPSC 50391571 Organic red chief apple purees (Commodity) names a narrow product line that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition programs and institutional food services, though recent solicitations show the code capturing a broader range of apple-based products including canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, and fresh produce with apple varieties. State and local buyers are overwhelmingly school districts and state agencies operating food service operations—the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, multiple school districts (Austin ISD, Dallas ISD, Rockwood R-VI, Fairfax County Public Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Hancock County Schools, Douglas County Schools), and city boards of education (Bridgeport, Connecticut). Procurement notice types run across ITB, RFP, and IFB structures, with response dates clustered in the second and third quarters of 2026 and serving 2026–27 school years or fiscal periods. The Oregon Department of Corrections appears as a repeat buyer of canned applesauce under this code (ITB S-29100-00017453 posted July 10, 2026, due July 31, 2026, and earlier ITB S2910000016975 posted May 18, 2026, due June 2, 2026), with historical pricing anchored around $21.84 per case.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and South, with Georgia (Hancock County Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Muscogee County Schools, Douglas County Schools), Texas (Austin ISD, Dallas ISD, Texas HHSC, TDCJ via Comptroller of Public Accounts), and Oregon (Department of Corrections) driving the majority of recent solicitations; Connecticut, Missouri, and Virginia round out secondary activity. Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (both sweetened and unsweetened, smooth or chunky, USDA 2011 commodity specification compliant, FOB destination to Salem with five truckload deliveries 45 days apart, 5% Oregon goods and 5% Oregon bidder preference applicable, historical award to Robbins Sales); Austin Independent School District RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (due July 16, 2026, to central warehouse, RFP method under Texas Education Code Section 44.031(3)); and Douglas County School System RFP for fresh produce and eggs (72 line items including multiple apple varieties, estimated annual spending $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two across 30 school districts via GEC Buying Cooperative, due March 4, 2026, with unit pricing based on USDA Terminal Market Report and Urner Barry reporting). Buy American requirements (minimum 51% domestic agricultural commodity content for processed products) and USDA compliance appear consistently across school district procurements, and contract terms typically run July 1 through June 30 of the following year with renewal options available.