UNSPSC 50561537: Non GMO greening apple purees

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

UNSPSC 50561537 Non GMO greening apple purees (Commodity) spans canned and shelf-stable apple products purchased by state corrections, education, and health agencies for institutional food service. Recent solicitations show that state and local buyers under this code source applesauce, dried apple products, and fresh produce items for cafeteria and nutrition programs, though the recent opportunities display significant breadth — ranging from pure canned applesauce purchases to mixed fresh-produce and food-commodity procurements tagged with this code. The issuing bodies are primarily state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, school districts, and county education boards. State agencies dominate the activity; Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Department of Criminal Justice have posted multiple applesauce bids, while the State of Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy and Texas Health and Human Services Commission have solicited recurring weekly food-service contracts.

Geographic concentration appears strongest in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest, with Georgia (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Hancock County Board of Education, State of Georgia), Texas (HHSC, TDCJ), Oregon (Department of Corrections), and Illinois (State Veterans Home) showing the most recent posting activity. Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with bids due July 31, 2026 (historical price $21.84 per case); the Texas HHSC/DSHS IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to the El Paso State Supported Living Center with proposals due July 13, 2026 and a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million; and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB SN002-2027 for fresh produce including multiple apple varieties, with bids due June 26, 2026 and a contract period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Oregon applies a combined 10% preference (5% for Oregon goods, 5% for Oregon-headquartered bidders), and most solicitations enforce Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic-content thresholds for processed products. Award criteria typically favor lowest responsive and responsible bidder or best value, with firm fixed pricing required for initial contract terms and delivery to centralized distribution centers or school nutrition facilities within 45 to 72 hours of order receipt.