UNSPSC 50391573: Organic red gravenstein apple purees

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

UNSPSC 50391573 Organic red gravenstein apple purees, a Commodity code, covers canned and shelf-stable apple-based products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service, primarily school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. Recent opportunities show state and local buyers purchasing canned applesauce, dried fruit bars with apple content, and fresh-produce-adjacent items under this code's broader family, though the actual solicitations reveal a wider category of food service procurement that extends beyond the code's nominal specificity to gravenstein varieties. The issuing bodies span school districts, state corrections departments, state health and human services agencies, and county school boards, with school nutrition programs representing the dominant use case. Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Health and Human Services Commission appear as repeat buyers of canned fruit products under related codes and solicitation families.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Southwest, with recent solicitations from Georgia (Hancock County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Douglas County School System, Muscogee County School District, Liberty County Board of Education), Texas (Austin Independent School District, Dallas Independent School District, Texas HHSC, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), and Oregon (Oregon Department of Corrections). The Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S-29100-00017453 in July 2026 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (sweetened or unsweetened, smooth or chunky) delivered to its Central Distribution Center in Salem, with bids due July 31, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. PST, applying a combined 10 percent Oregon goods and Oregon-headquartered-bidder preference; the historical award price was $21.84 per case to Robbins Sales. Austin Independent School District issued RFP 27RFP004 due July 16, 2026, for dried fruit bars and apple crisps for food service delivery to the district's central warehouse, though minimal detail on specifications or budget was available in the source. Texas HHSC issued IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026, for food and consumable products (including fresh produce and prepared items) for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period spending reference of $1.5 million; bids were due July 11, 2026. School districts typically require firm-fixed pricing inclusive of transportation, Buy American compliance for processed items with 51 percent domestic content minimums, and delivery to central warehouses or multiple school sites on weekly or as-needed schedules.