UNSPSC 50301534: Golden noble apples

The variety of apples known as golden noble apples

UNSPSC 50301534 Golden noble apples is a Commodity code that captures fresh produce procurement for school nutrition programs, child care food service, senior meal delivery, and institutional food operations. State and local buyers soliciting under this code are primarily school districts and school nutrition authorities at the elementary, middle, and high school levels, supported by child care food programs, senior service departments, and county or municipal food service operations. The scope of work reflects institutional bulk purchasing of fresh apples and related produce to meet USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), National School Lunch Program (NSLP), and School Breakfast Program requirements, with specifications typically calling for specific apple varieties (Gala, Fuji, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Golden Delicious, Ambrosia, Jazz, and red varieties among others), case pack sizes, ripeness standards, and compliance with whole-grain and nutrition standards under the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act and Texas Department of Agriculture guidance. Recent solicitations show school districts requesting apples as single-line-item bids within broader fresh produce or grocery food contracts, as well as standalone apple procurement when seasonal or variety demand justifies dedicated sourcing.

Activity under the code concentrates heavily in Georgia school districts and Texas independent school districts, with secondary activity in Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi, Oregon, and California jurisdictions. Georgia school districts—including Hancock County Board of Education, Bulloch County Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Glynn County Board of Education, and Dougherty County Board of Education—posted multiple fresh produce RFPs and ITBs between March and July 2026 with response dates clustering in April through June 2026. The City of Edinburg, Texas (CACFP meal program serving child and adult care), Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), and Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) represent standout recent issuers of large-scale produce contracts. Representative recent opportunities include the Hancock County Board of Education IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce including multiple apple varieties, due June 26, 2026, requesting sealed bids for 2026-27 school year supply; the Bulloch County School District IFP for locally-grown produce (within 200 miles) due May 4, 2026, naming apples among 24 produce items for Farm to School program; and the City of Edinburg RFP 2026-017 for CACFP meal program food items due August 4, 2026, covering food products across five supply categories with local-vendor preferences under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. Pricing structures vary between firm fixed-price contracts with cost-plus models, weekly market-index escalation clauses, and cost-plus-fixed-fee arrangements tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or wholesale market reporting. Buy American provisions requiring domestic commodity sourcing predominate, and most contracts require HACCP plans, recall procedures, food safety certifications, and insurance minimums between $500,000 and $2 million general liability.