UNSPSC 50301500: Apples

The fleshy usually rounded and red, yellow, or green edible pome fruit of a tree (genus malus) of the rose family

UNSPSC 50301500 Apples, a Class code, covers fresh fruit procurement for institutional food service — primarily school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, mental health centers, senior services, and child care programs that buy apples as individual line items within broader fresh produce or grocery contracts. Recent state and local solicitations show apples embedded in multi-item produce bids (40–200+ line items per contract) rather than standalone apple-only procurements, except where specialized specifications such as petite banana units or local-sourced fresh fruit snacks trigger narrower commodity focus. The issuing bodies span school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Early County Board of Education, DeSoto County School District, Bartow County School System), state correctional and mental health agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county human services (Collier County), cities (San Antonio, Bridgeport, Edinburg), and nonprofit child care networks (Head Start of Greater Dallas). School districts dominate the recent activity, soliciting through IFB (Invitation for Bid) and RFP (Request for Proposal) notice types with annual or fiscal-year contract terms running July 1 through June 30 and multi-year renewal options.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Midwest: Texas (TDCJ, Head Start Dallas, City of Edinburg), Georgia (Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bartow County, DeSoto County—multiple school districts in a single state), Illinois (Department of Corrections, Department of Mental Health), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), Michigan (Marion Health Care Coalition), Mississippi (DeSoto County), Connecticut (Bridgeport), and Florida (Collier County). Representative solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, $78,000 annual value, due July 29, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items including multiple apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz), due June 26, 2026; Bryan County Schools sealed bid for fresh produce with approximately 1,024 cases of apples estimated, due May 27, 2026; and Texas Department of Criminal Justice multiple fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations for food warehouse distribution (Palestine, Snyder, Wynne locations), with October 2026 response dates. Buy American provisions and domestic-sourcing preferences appear in 51–100% of recent school district solicitations; local-vendor preferences and geographic sourcing restrictions (within 400 miles) appear in Wisconsin and Georgia school systems. Contract values for multi-item produce are typically $50,000–$969,000 annually; payment terms are Net 30–45 days; and delivery frequencies range from bi-weekly to daily with 97–98% fill-rate requirements and 24-hour substitute protocols.