UNSPSC 50561573: Non GMO red gravenstein apple purees

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

UNSPSC 50561573 Non GMO red gravenstein apple purees is a Commodity code under which state and local governments solicit shelf-stable and fresh apple products for institutional food service, including canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, and supplemental food items for school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, veterans homes, senior services, and state-supported living centers. The issuing bodies span school districts, county boards of education, state departments of corrections and health and human services, state veterans homes, county senior services, and municipal boards of education. Recent opportunities show school districts and state agencies as repeat buyers—the State of Illinois has posted multiple solicitations for weekly food orders at the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy, and the Oregon Department of Corrections has issued multiple ITBs for canned applesauce. Scope varies from bulk canned applesauce (4,760 cases for ODOC, 1,904 cases for a prior ODOC cycle) to comprehensive fresh-produce packages encompassing dozens of apple varieties alongside other produce (Hancock County Board of Education ordered over 200 line items including Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, and Jazz apples), to mixed commodity food and consumable products serving multiple facility types within a single state agency.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, Texas, Connecticut, and other states with large institutional food-service footprints. Representative recent solicitations include Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce including multiple apple varieties due June 26, 2026; Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. PST (offering a combined 10% preference for Oregon goods and Oregon-headquartered vendors); Austin Independent School District's RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps due July 16, 2026; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's proposals for weekly food orders at the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (brand-specific and brand-or-equal variants); and Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to the El Paso State Supported Living Center due July 13, 2026, with historical annual spending of $1.5 million and a contract term extending through August 31, 2027 with one renewal option. Most solicitations specify Buy American or domestic-content requirements, require FOB Destination prepaid delivery to designated institutional locations, and award based on lowest responsive and responsible bidder or best value considering price and vendor performance history.