UNSPSC 50301520: Earligold apples

The variety of apples known as earligold apples

UNSPSC 50301520 Earligold apples, a Commodity code, represents fresh fruit procurement by state and local food service operations — primarily school districts and child nutrition programs — that source produce for meal service. The code sees consistent activity across school nutrition, child care, and senior services, with buyers emphasizing fresh, first-class condition produce delivered on predictable weekly or twice-weekly schedules to multiple school or facility sites. Recent solicitations show school districts dominating the procurement volume, with K-12 buyers ranging from small rural districts to large urban systems, supplemented by Head Start providers, CACFP programs, and occasional municipal senior services. Work under this code encompasses line-item bidding on produce variety lists (often 40-100+ items per solicitation), compliance with Buy American provisions requiring domestic sourcing, HACCP and food traceability documentation, weekly or bi-weekly delivery scheduling with early-morning time windows (typically 5:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.), and firm pricing held for contract periods ranging from one fiscal year to multi-year renewable terms.

School districts in Georgia and Texas dominate recent activity, with multiple concurrent procurements from Bulloch County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Savannah-Chatham, Henry County, Muscogee County, and McAllen Independent School District, alongside Florida (Hillsborough), Connecticut (Meriden, Bridgeport), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan), Mississippi (DeSoto County), and Oregon (Central Point). Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District Food & Nutrition Department issuing RFB 4162 for petite bananas (bids due July 29, 2026; estimated annual value $78,000), Glynn County Board of Education School Nutrition Program soliciting fresh produce under IFB 27-02 with bids due April 14, 2026, and the GEC Buying Cooperative (serving 30 Georgia school districts across two geographic areas) issuing RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs with proposals due March 4, 2026 and estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million across both areas. Geographic preference for domestic, often locally-sourced produce is common, with some solicitations (Bartow County, Bulloch County) specifying produce sourced within 200-400 miles; cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multi-district consortia are active and represent significant consolidated opportunity pools.