UNSPSC 50561503: Non GMO api apple purees

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO api apples which have been pureed

UNSPSC 50561503 Non GMO api apple purees, a Commodity code, encompasses canned and processed apple products—applesauce, apple crisps, and dried apple bars—that state and local governments procure for institutional food service, primarily school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. The code sees activity across state corrections departments, school districts, and health and human services agencies, with recent solicitations concentrated in Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Illinois, and Missouri school systems, along with state-supported living centers and correctional facilities.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include independent school districts (Austin ISD, Dallas ISD, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Hancock County Schools, Liberty County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Muscogee County Schools, Douglas County Schools), state corrections and health agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Chief Procurement Office), city nutrition departments (Bridgeport, Connecticut), and school nutrition cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia districts). The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple recent solicitations for canned applesauce—most recently ITB S-29100-00017453 due July 31, 2026, for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce in smooth or chunky styles, packed in juice or light syrup, with a historical award price of $21.84 per case to Robbins Sales in June 2026. Austin Independent School District posted RFP 27RFP004 due July 16, 2026, for dried fruit bars and apple crisps for food service delivery to its central warehouse. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 due July 13, 2026, for food and consumable products including apple-based items to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with historical contract value of $1.5 million annually. Pricing across recent solicitations reflects firm, fixed quotes on a per-unit or per-case basis with FOB destination delivery prepaid by vendors, and school districts routinely impose Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products, USDA compliance, and minimum one-year shelf life at delivery.