UNSPSC 50561543: Non GMO jersey mac apple purees

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

UNSPSC 50561543 Non GMO jersey mac apple purees is a Commodity code covering fresh and processed apple products, including purees, applesauce, and apple-based snack items sourced from specific apple varieties. State and local governments procure these items primarily for food service operations at correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, schools, senior services programs, and institutional cafeterias. The code sees activity across purchasing agents including state departments of corrections, health and human services commissions, school districts, county boards of education, and municipal nutrition centers. Solicitations range from small informal written quote requests for single commodity line items to large competitive bids bundling dozens of food products, with award typically made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder on a per-unit or per-case basis, though best-value evaluation criteria and brand-or-equal specifications also appear. Vendors must meet USDA commodity standards, FDA compliance requirements, shelf-life minimums (typically one year), and delivery schedules tied to institutional inventory and meal-planning cycles.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections has issued two separate ITBs for canned applesauce (solicitation S2910000016975 due June 2, 2026, and S2910000017453 due July 31, 2026, both for approximately 1,900–4,760 cases at historical pricing near $21.84 per case, with Oregon-goods preferences of up to 10 percent). The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office has posted multiple quarterly food procurement RFPs for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy with both brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications (solicitations 27497DVAQUINCB52820, 27497DVAQUINCB53751, and 27497DVAQUINCB53752, with responses due June 17, August 24, and August 24, 2026). Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued a supplemental food and consumables IFB (HHS0016792V2, response deadline March 19, 2026, with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years) and a separate food-service IFB for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026, with prior-period spend of $1.5 million). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia requested informal written quotes for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including applesauce (PE77023NONST2027000000782, due October 19, 2026). Austin Independent School District issued an RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (27RFP004, due July 16, 2026). Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia posted an IFB for fresh produce spanning multiple apple varieties with over 200 line items (PE67080NONST2027000000013, due June 26, 2026). The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut posted a 115-line-item commodities bid for its school nutrition center (BNB053266, due June 26, 2026, with Buy American provisions and MBE/CBE applicability).