UNSPSC 50561574: Non GMO red rome apple purees

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

UNSPSC 50561574 Non GMO red rome apple purees is a Commodity code that classifies specialty apple puree products, though the recent state and local solicitation activity reflects a broader pattern of jurisdictions procuring shelf-stable and fresh fruit products for institutional food service rather than red rome apple purees specifically. State and local purchasing offices, school districts, and corrections departments are the primary issuing bodies. The code appears underutilized relative to actual procurement of fruit products across the state and local sector — the recent opportunities show active solicitation for canned applesauce (Oregon Department of Corrections), dried fruit bars and apple crisps (Austin Independent School District), fresh produce including multiple apple varieties (Hancock County Board of Education), and mixed shelf-stable fruit and consumable products (Texas HHSC, Bridgeport Board of Education, Georgia, TDCJ), but none of the named recent opportunities explicitly reference red rome apple purees or GMO status as a distinguishing product specification. The gap suggests that purchasing offices are tagging opportunities with this code despite procuring fruit products that do not match the code's narrowly defined scope.

Activity concentrates in the South and West, with recent bids from Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County, State of Georgia), Texas (Austin ISD, HHSC El Paso, TDCJ), Oregon (Department of Corrections, two separate applesauce ITBs), and Connecticut (Bridgeport), alongside standing Illinois state food service contracts for the Veterans Home at Quincy. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (July 31, 2026 response date), Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce including multiple apple varieties for school year 2026-27 (June 26, 2026 response date), and the Texas HHSC supplemental food and consumables IFB encompassing 210 line items of fresh, frozen, and dry products including fruits (March 19, 2026 response date). Pricing in recent awards runs $21.84 per case for canned applesauce (Oregon, prior award to Robbins Sales) and firm fixed unit rates on all-inclusive FOB destination terms for school and state facility food service. Buyers consistently require compliance with USDA commodity or grade standards, Buy American provisions where applicable under school lunch rules, and delivery to central distribution or warehouse locations on predetermined schedules.