UNSPSC 50561522: Non GMO elstar apple purees

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

UNSPSC 50561522 Non GMO Elstar apple purees is a Commodity code covering apple-based products and other shelf-stable fruit preparations that state and local governments purchase for food service operations across correctional facilities, veterans homes, school districts, senior centers, and state-supported living centers. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers procuring canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, and broader fresh produce and food-service commodity bundles—most of which are delivered to institutional food service points under firm fixed pricing on FOB Destination terms. The issuing bodies are diverse: state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, State of Georgia), county boards of education (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Gwinnett County in Georgia), independent school districts (Austin Independent School District in Texas), city nutrition centers (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut), and other state-supported facilities. Illinois and Texas appear as repeat procurement sources, with multiple quarterly food-service solicitations posted in the same period.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Southwest—Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, and Connecticut all posted opportunities between May and October 2026. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (bids due July 31, 2026), which carried a historical price of $21.84 per case and incorporated a combined 10% preference for Oregon goods and Oregon-headquartered bidders; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 requesting informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable food items including applesauce (quotes due October 19, 2026); and the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's recurring brand-specific and brand-or-equal weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (multiple solicitations with August and June due dates). The Austin Independent School District issued RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (proposals due July 16, 2026), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited supplemental food and consumables including fresh and frozen fruit products statewide under IFB HHS0016792V2 with a potential three-year contract value of $4,500,000 (bid response deadline March 19, 2026). Award criteria emphasize responsiveness to specifications, price competitiveness per unit, delivery compliance, and vendor performance history; Buy American provisions appear in school district and public-institution procurements under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act.