UNSPSC 50301539: Honeycrisp apples

The variety of apples known as honeycrisp apples

UNSPSC 50301539 Honeycrisp apples, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line within broader school nutrition and child care food service procurement that state and local governments actively pursue. The recent solicitations under this code show school districts, county education systems, and child care agencies buying apples—often by specific variety, including Honeycrisp—as part of larger fresh produce contracts supporting National School Lunch Programs, Child and Adult Care Food Programs, and federally funded Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Programs. The work is straightforward produce supply and delivery: vendors source fresh apples meeting USDA quality and food safety standards, maintain cold chain integrity during transport, and deliver on fixed schedules to school kitchens and child care centers, typically with weekly or bi-weekly frequency and strict ripeness, size, and packaging specifications.

Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county boards of education across multiple states, with occasional participation from independent school districts, Head Start agencies, and municipal child care programs. Recent opportunities span Georgia (Hancock County Board of Education, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Glynn County Board of Education, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Henry County Schools, Bartow County School System), Texas (City of Edinburg, McAllen Independent School District, Austin Independent School District), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools, City of Bridgeport), Mississippi (DeSoto County School District), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), Oregon (Central Point School District), and a multi-state Georgia cooperative (GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 districts). Specifications typically name Honeycrisp alongside other apple varieties—Gala, Fuji, Granny Smith, Red Delicious, Ambrosia, and Jazz—within comprehensive produce line items, though Honeycrisp appears explicitly in at least three recent solicitations (Hancock County Schools, Bartow County School System, and Bryan County Schools). Pricing is almost uniformly firm fixed-price or cost-plus-fixed-fee; delivery windows are early morning (5:00–7:00 a.m. or 6:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.) Monday through Friday; and compliance with Buy American provisions, HACCP plans, liability insurance ($500,000–$2 million), and food safety certifications is standard across all issuers. Geographic concentration of recent activity is heaviest in Georgia, followed by Texas and the Upper Midwest, with scattered activity in Florida, Connecticut, and the Pacific Northwest. Representative recent opportunities include the Hancock County Board of Education (Sparta, Georgia) IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce with sealed bids due June 26, 2026, which itemizes Honeycrisp among multiple apple varieties across 200+ produce line items; McAllen Independent School District RFP 2026-1029 (Texas) for fresh produce across 31 campuses with proposals due March 6, 2026; and the GEC Buying Cooperative RFP SN 26-004 (30 Georgia districts) for fresh produce and eggs with proposals due March 4, 2026, estimated annual spending of $5.5 million across both geographic areas. All three illustrate the typical structure: multi-item produce procurement, weekly or bi-weekly delivery, firm pricing for the contract year, and award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder or multiple vendors on a line-item basis.