UNSPSC 50301505: Braeburn apples

The variety of apples known as braeburn apples

UNSPSC 50301505 Braeburn apples is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure fresh apples and other fresh produce through this code primarily to supply school nutrition programs, correctional and mental health facilities, senior centers, and child care programs operating under federal meal-service mandates. Recent solicitations show apples appearing as line items within larger fresh-produce procurement categories—specifically among 40+ produce items for school districts and 200+ line items spanning multiple apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) for school nutrition operations. The category encompasses individual commodity purchases alongside broader food-service supply contracts. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Bartow County School System, Early County Board of Education), state departments of corrections and mental health (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health), counties (Collier County), cities (San Antonio, Bridgeport, Edinburg), and specialized care providers (Head Start of Greater Dallas). School districts dominate recent activity, driven by National School Lunch Program procurement cycles aligned to fiscal-year transitions and USDA commodity sourcing requirements.

Recent procurement activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice soliciting fresh fruit and vegetables for prison food warehouses in Snyder and Huntsville (IFB IW267420 and IW267411, due October 14, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District requesting petite bananas with annual contract value estimated at $78,000 for 70–90 cases weekly (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026), and Bryan County School Nutrition Program in Georgia conducting a sealed bid for fresh produce including 1,024 cases of apples among 200+ line items (due May 27, 2026). Geographic sourcing preferences appear in several school-district procurements—Madison Metropolitan and Bartow County School System impose 400-mile sourcing radius requirements on fresh produce. Evaluation criteria typically weight cost at 30–40%, with secondary emphasis on vendor qualifications, service reliability, product quality, and compliance certifications (HACCP, food-safety, Buy American, E-Verify). Most school-district contracts run July through June aligned to academic years, while correctional and mental-health facility procurement cycles vary. Buy American provisions mandate 51% domestic agricultural content in processed products, and prevailing-wage requirements apply in some jurisdictions (Illinois Cook County). Set-asides are sparse; when present, they target small businesses, minority-owned, and woman-owned enterprises, with local-vendor preferences appearing in county and municipal procurements (Collier County applies 10 evaluation points for local vendors; Madison Metropolitan and Bartow County provide cost preferences or evaluation bonuses for local and diverse-owned status).