UNSPSC 50301511: Codlin apples

The variety of apples known as codlin apples

UNSPSC 50301511 Codlin apples (Commodity) represents a narrow, specialized produce item within state and local food procurement, though the code shows minimal recent relevant activity. State and local governments procure apples and apple varieties as components of broader school nutrition, child care, and senior services food supply contracts, but the "codlin apple" designation appears rarely in recent solicitations. Instead, school districts and food service agencies source multiple apple varieties—Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, Ambrosia, Jazz—through comprehensive fresh-produce RFPs and IFBs that bundle apples with dozens of other produce items as line-item commodity buys. The issuing bodies conducting relevant produce procurement span school districts of all sizes, child care programs operating under CACFP guidelines, and municipal senior services divisions. Recent representative opportunities include the Hancock County Board of Education (Sparta, Georgia) IFB for fresh produce covering multiple apple varieties for the 2026-27 school year with a June 26, 2026 bid deadline, and the Bulloch County School District (Statesboro, Georgia) local-produce IFP seeking farm-grown apples and other produce within 200 miles, with proposals due May 4, 2026.

Geographic concentration in recent activity is heavily weighted toward Georgia, which hosts nearly two-thirds of the visible recent produce solicitations from school districts and food authorities. Texas school districts and child care agencies (McAllen ISD, City of Edinburg, Head Start of Greater Dallas) and Florida school systems (Hillsborough County) represent secondary activity, with scattered opportunities in Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), Oregon (Central Point School District), Mississippi (DeSoto County Schools), and California (Santa Clara County correctional facility procurement). The overwhelming pattern shows that apples—including codlin varieties when specified—are procured as bundled line items within large institutional food contracts serving 5,000 to 52,000+ students or residents, typically with June–May bid cycles aligned to school fiscal years. No solicitation identified exclusively or primarily a codlin-apple supply need; the code's narrow specificity appears misaligned with actual procurement patterns, where buyers specify apple variety by color, size, or cultivar name rather than by pomological classification.