UNSPSC 50301538: Greensleeves apples

The variety of apples known as greensleeves apples

UNSPSC 50301538 Greensleeves apples is a Commodity code capturing a narrow product line—a specific cultivar of eating apples—that state and local governments procure almost exclusively as part of broader fresh-produce or food-service contracts for school nutrition programs, child care facilities, senior services, and correctional institutions. Recent solicitations show school districts dominating the buyer base, sourcing apples (often multiple varieties, not Greensleeves specifically) through produce bids that bundle dozens of fruit and vegetable line items. Issuing bodies span Georgia school systems (Hancock County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Savannah-Chatham County, Bulloch County, Muscogee County), Texas districts (McAllen Independent School District, Austin Independent School District), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), Oregon (Central Point School District), and multi-district buying cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia districts). Child care programs and Head Start agencies (City of Edinburg, Head Start of Greater Dallas) also procure apples, typically within mixed-produce or CACFP-compliant food packages. No solicitations name Greensleeves apples by varietal name; instead, requests specify "apples" with occasional mention of Gala, Fuji, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz, Ambrosia, or Golden Delicious varieties, indicating that Greensleeves availability and adoption in institutional procurement remain low or untracked at the state and local level.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, reflecting recent bid activity through school nutrition RFPs, IFBs, and RFQs posted primarily between March and July 2026. Recent representative opportunities include the Glynn County Board of Education's IFB 27-02 (sealed bids due April 14, 2026) seeking 750 cases of gold apples and 1,100 cases of red apples alongside 58 other produce line items; the Hancock County Board of Education IFB #SN002-2027 (bids due June 26, 2026) specifying multiple named apple varieties across over 200 produce items; and the GEC Buying Cooperative RFP SN 26-004 (proposals due March 4, 2026) covering approximately 70 produce line items for 30 Georgia school districts with estimated annual produce spending exceeding $5.5 million. Apples consistently rank among the highest-volume items in these solicitations, with case volumes ranging from 750 to 21,125 units annually per district, but product specifications rarely distinguish cultivars by name and instead reference color (red, golden) or generic quality standards, suggesting that Greensleeves cultivars face substantial barriers to entry in institutional procurement unless actively marketed through cooperative or foodservice distribution channels aligned with school nutrition purchasing cycles.