UNSPSC 50301515: Cox's orange pippin apples

The variety of apples known as cox's orange pippin apples

UNSPSC 50301515 Cox's orange pippin apples, a Commodity code, nominally names a single apple variety, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal direct solicitation for Cox's oranges specifically. Instead, the code appears tagged on broader fresh produce and food service solicitations where apple procurement is incidental to comprehensive school nutrition, child care, and institutional feeding programs. School districts, counties, and city agencies soliciting fresh produce regularly include apples in mixed-item RFPs and IFBs alongside bananas, berries, root vegetables, and other staples; however, vendors are typically required to quote multiple apple varieties (Gala, Fuji, Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, Red Delicious, Gold, etc.) rather than Cox's oranges as a standalone line item. The issuing bodies comprise predominantly Georgia school districts and boards of education (Bryan County Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Dougherty County Schools, Glynn County Schools, Liberty County Schools, Hancock County Schools, Early County Schools, McAllen and Austin Independent School Districts in Texas, Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut, and Central Point School District in Oregon), alongside municipal child and senior care agencies (City of Edinburg's CACFP program, City of San Antonio's Senior Services Division, Head Start of Greater Dallas), county correctional facilities (Santa Clara County Sheriff), and cooperative purchasing consortia (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia districts). Geographic activity clusters in Georgia, Texas, and Florida, with secondary activity in Connecticut and Oregon.

Representative recent solicitations underscore the incidental role of specialty apple varieties within larger produce frameworks. McAllen Independent School District's RFP 2026-1029 (proposals due March 6, 2026, extended) seeks fresh produce across 31 campuses with line items for Gala, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, and Red apples but does not specify Cox's oranges; award to multiple qualified vendors competing for monthly and weekly purchase awards. Hancock County Board of Education's IFB #SN002-2027 (sealed bids due June 26, 2026 at noon) itemizes over 200 produce line items including Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, and Jazz apples across multiple case sizes but omits Cox's oranges from the specification sheet. The GEC Buying Cooperative RFP SN 26-004 (proposals due March 4, 2026) covering 30 Georgia districts with $5.5 million annual produce spending specifies approximately 70 line items including apple varieties (not named individually) priced on cost-plus-fixed-fee terms against USDA Atlanta Terminal Wholesale Market Report benchmarks. None of the recent opportunities explicitly request Cox's oranges as a discrete commodity; procurement officers typically accept any fresh apple meeting quality, ripeness, and delivery specifications without restricting variety. Pursuit viability under this Commodity code is low unless a vendor has specialized Cox's orange supply capacity and can identify procurement notices that explicitly name the variety—a signal not present in current state and local activity.