UNSPSC 50561509: Non GMO cameo apple purees

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

UNSPSC 50561509 Non GMO cameo apple purees is a Commodity code covering processed apple products—specifically purees and applesauces in canned and shelf-stable form—that state and local governments buy for institutional food service. State and local buyers under this code include county boards of education, state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, school districts, and senior services departments. The work solicited is straightforward procurement of branded or equivalent apple purees and applesauces to supply prison kitchens, school nutrition programs, residential care facilities, and senior centers; recent opportunities name canned applesauce meeting USDA 2011 commodity specifications, packed in juice or light syrup, with minimum one-year shelf life, and delivered on FOB destination terms to central distribution points or facility warehouses.

Recent activity spans the Southeast, Pacific Northwest, and Texas. The Oregon Department of Corrections has issued two ITBs for canned applesauce—one in May 2026 (due June 2) for approximately 1,904 cases and a second in July 2026 (due July 31) for 4,760 cases, both delivered to Salem with a five percent Oregon-goods and five percent resident-bidder preference; historical award pricing on these procurements was approximately $21.83–$21.84 per case to vendors such as MJ Kellner and Robbins Sales. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, procured through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, issued an IFB (304T26300CF, due May 4, 2026) for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic warehouse areas, which included canned and fresh fruits among numerous other staple categories. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple IFBs for supplemental food and consumable products to state hospitals and state supported living centers statewide, with one procurement (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) budgeted at approximately $1.5 million for the prior-year period and another (HHS0016792V2, bid deadline March 19, 2026) with a three-year contract ceiling of $4,500,000. School-level procurement appears in the Hancock County Board of Education fresh-produce IFB (due June 26, 2026, covering over 200 line items across multiple produce categories) and the Austin Independent School District RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (due July 16, 2026). Gwinnett County in Georgia has solicited food items for its Department of Community Services (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026, approximately 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable products). The State of Illinois has issued recurring quarterly food-order procurements for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy with both brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications (multiple solicitations with August and June 2026 posting dates). Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products are standard in school district and state health service procurements. Award decisions favor lowest responsive and responsible bidders based on unit-of-measure pricing calculations, with splits by line item permitted at buyer discretion.