UNSPSC 50301510: Charles ross apples

The variety of apples known as charles ross apples

UNSPSC 50301510 Charles ross apples, Commodity tier, covers fresh apple supply to state and local institutional foodservice operations — primarily correctional facilities, schools, senior centers, mental health centers, and county parks. State and local governments procure fresh apples through this code as part of broader fresh produce contracts for cafeterias, nutrition programs, and food distribution networks. The issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and mental health, county boards of education and commissioners, city government agencies, school districts, and special healthcare coalitions. Recent solicitations show Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) repeatedly sourcing fresh fruit and vegetables including apples to food warehouses serving prison populations; Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health sourcing produce for inmate and patient dining; school districts across Georgia, Texas, Wisconsin, Mississippi, and Connecticut procuring fresh apples as line items within multi-hundred-item fresh produce bids supporting National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program operations; and county commissioners and senior services divisions ordering apples for congregate dining and meal-delivery programs.

The code sees heaviest recent activity in the Southeast and Midwest, with Georgia school districts (Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bartow County, Bryan County), Texas institutions (TDCJ facilities), and Illinois state departments driving visible procurement volume. School nutrition programs dominate the customer base, with contracts typically running July through June aligned to academic calendars and specifying apples by variety — Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz — and delivery format. Representative opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education (IFB SN002-2027, sealed bids due June 26, 2026) for 200+ fresh produce line items including multiple apple varieties across three school sites; Texas Department of Criminal Justice (RFQ IW267376, due October 19, 2026) for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to the Palestine facility; Madison Metropolitan School District (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026) for petite bananas at estimated annual value of $78,000; and DeSoto County School District (sealed bid 3170035984, due June 22, 2026) for fresh produce bi-annual distribution across 41 school sites. Pricing is typically firm for contract term, delivery is weekly or bi-weekly before school start or meal hours, and Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic commodity content apply to most school and state procurements.