UNSPSC 50301504: Baldwin apples

The variety of apples known as baldwin apples

UNSPSC 50301504 Baldwin apples, a Commodity code, covers fresh fruit and vegetable supply to institutional food-service operations — correctional facilities, mental-health centers, school districts, senior services, child-care programs, and regional park concessions. The work spans from bulk produce distribution to food-warehouse replenishment; Baldwin apples appear as one line item within broader fresh-produce and grocery procurement, though recent solicitations show Baldwin apples tagged to this code appear alongside broader produce categories (onions, peppers, cucumbers, cabbage, lettuce, tomatoes, potatoes, bananas, garlic, celery) rather than standing alone. State departments of corrections in Texas and Illinois, school districts across Georgia, Wisconsin, and Mississippi, county boards of education, municipal senior-services divisions, and specialized operators such as Head Start programs and health-care coalitions all issue solicitations that reference fresh produce under produce codes. Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple fresh-fruit-and-vegetable RFQs to supply warehouses and correctional facilities; Illinois Department of Corrections and Illinois Department of Mental Health have issued small-purchase procurements for facility produce. School nutrition programs dominate the recent-opportunity pool, with districts in Georgia (Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bartow County, Bryan County, Early County, DeSoto County), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), Mississippi (DeSoto County), and Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education) all bidding fresh produce and fresh-fruit lines over the last four months.

Activity concentrates in the South (Texas, Georgia, Mississippi) and upper Midwest (Wisconsin, Illinois), with school-district procurement as the primary driver. Recent representative opportunities include Texas Department of Criminal Justice IW267376 (Fresh Fruit & Vegetables – Palestine, due October 19, 2026, RFQ), Texas Department of Criminal Justice IW267420 (Fresh fruit and vegetables for TDCJ Snyder Food Warehouse, due October 14, 2026, RFQ), Illinois Department of Corrections 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 (Fresh produce to Joliet Treatment Center, small-business set-aside, bi-weekly delivery, due September 3, 2026, RFQ), Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 (Petite Bananas, 70–90 cases weekly, $78,000 annual value, contract term September 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027, due July 29, 2026), Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP (grocery products including produce, approximately 32,409 cases, $969,460.94 estimated value, pre-bid April 16, 2026, sealed bids June 24, 2026, 11:00 a.m.), and Bartow County School System RFP 10-2026-019 (local fresh fruits and vegetables, 400-mile sourcing radius requirement, June 22, 2026 deadline). Pricing is typically firm for the contract term; most school districts impose no fuel surcharges and require F.O.B. Destination delivery. Evaluation emphasizes cost (30–40% weight in school-district solicitations), quality and compliance with USDA nutrition standards, local-vendor or diverse-business-enterprise preference points where applicable, and service reliability measured by fill rates (95–98% monthly compliance is standard). Insurance requirements range from $500,000 to $1,000,000 general liability depending on contract scope.