UNSPSC 50391602: Organic apache apricot purees

The variety of organic apricots known as organic apache apricots which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50391602 Organic apache apricot purees is a Commodity code that encompasses shelf-stable and fresh fruit products procured by state and local food service operations, including school districts, corrections facilities, senior services, and state-supported living centers. While the code's nominal scope is narrow—organic apricot purees specifically—the recent solicitations tagged under it reveal a much broader procurement reality: state and local governments are buying canned fruit (applesauce in particular), dried fruit bars, fresh produce, and general shelf-stable food inventory for institutional meal service. The most active issuing bodies are state departments of corrections, state health and human services commissions, county boards of education, county senior services, and independent school districts, with contracts typically awarded on a competitive sealed-bid or informal-quote basis to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Work spans food ordering (weekly or quarterly recurring contracts), seasonal fresh-produce sourcing, and bulk commodity purchases with firm fixed pricing and delivery to central distribution centers or individual facility locations.

The geographic spread of recent activity centers on the Southeast and Pacific Northwest. The Oregon Department of Corrections has issued multiple ITBs for canned applesauce (May and July 2026, with bids due June 2 and July 31 respectively and a prior award to MJ Kellner and Robbins Sales at approximately $21.83–$21.84 per case); Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia solicited informal written quotes for shelf-stable food items including produce (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued an IFB for fresh produce covering over 200 line items with delivery through June 30, 2027 (due June 26, 2026); the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office posted multiple RFPs for weekly food orders at the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (August and June 2026, due dates August 24 and June 17); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFBs for food and consumable products serving state-supported living centers and state hospitals statewide (May and June 2026, with prior historical value of $1.5 million annually); the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut sought bids for commodities for the Board of Education Nutrition Center (due June 26, 2026); and Austin Independent School District in Texas requested proposals for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (RFP 27RFP004, due July 16, 2026). Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed products appear in school district solicitations; Oregon state contracts apply combined Oregon-goods and resident-bidder preferences totaling up to 10 percent.