UNSPSC 50301503: Api apples

The variety of apples known as api apples

UNSPSC 50301503 Api apples is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of fresh apples for school nutrition programs, child care food services, and institutional meal operations. Recent solicitations show districts sourcing discrete apple varieties—Gala, Fuji, Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, Jazz, Ambrosia—in bulk case quantities alongside broader fresh-produce buys, though standalone apple-only contracts are less common than multi-item produce solicitations that include apples as a commodity line. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (elementary through high school), child and adult care food program operators, and county education agencies, with school nutrition departments representing the dominant buyer segment. No state departments of agriculture or municipal general-services procurement offices appear in the recent sample, signaling that apple procurement is largely embedded in institutional food-service operations rather than standalone agricultural commodity contracting.

Activity clusters heavily in Georgia and Texas school districts, with secondary presence in Florida, Connecticut, Oregon, Wisconsin, and California county corrections. Representative recent opportunities include the Hancock County Board of Education (Sparta, Georgia) requesting bids on fresh produce including multiple apple varieties for the 2026-27 school year via IFB #SN002-2027 with a June 26, 2026 deadline; the GEC Buying Cooperative (Douglas County School System administering) soliciting produce and eggs across 30 Georgia districts on a cost-plus-fixed-fee model via RFP SN 26-004 due March 4, 2026, with estimated annual Area One spending of $4.4 million; and Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) requesting bids on petite bananas under RFB 4162 due July 29, 2026, at an estimated contract value of $78,000, signaling that apple buys, when itemized separately, typically sit in comparable value ranges. Buy American provisions and domestic sourcing preferences appear in all major school-district solicitations. Delivery requirements emphasize weekly or bi-weekly service to multiple school sites with temperature control, and evaluation typically weights cost at 30–50 percent alongside product quality, vendor experience, and compliance with HACCP and food-safety certification.