UNSPSC 50301542: James grieve apples

The variety of apples known as james grieve apples

UNSPSC 50301542 James grieve apples, a Commodity code, captures state and local procurement of fresh apples and apple varieties for institutional food service — principally school districts, corrections facilities, mental health centers, and senior services operations. The code encompasses full-produce supply contracts, ingredient-level apple purchases for meal programs, and fruit-forward catering for public agencies. State and local buyers use this code to source apples by variety, case size, ripeness stage, and delivery frequency for child nutrition programs (CACFP, USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program), correctional institutional dining, health-care facility meal service, and congregate senior meal programs. Recent solicitations show apples specified alongside mixed-produce baskets — Granny Smith, Fuji, Gala, Honey Crisp, Jazz, and Ambrosia varieties appear in school district RFBs — as well as standalone items in smaller, targeted procurements. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, DeSoto County School District, Bartow County School System, Early County Board of Education), state departments of corrections (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state mental health facilities (Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center, Joliet Treatment Center), and county senior services divisions (San Antonio Department of Human Services, Collier County Parks and Recreation).

Activity concentrates in the Southeast and South — Georgia (Bryan County, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bartow County, Early County), Texas (Madison Metropolitan via Wisconsin, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), Illinois (mental health and corrections), Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education), and Mississippi (DeSoto County) — with scattered activity in the upper Midwest. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (response due July 29, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh fruit and vegetable solicitation IW267376 for Palestine facility (due October 19, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB for the 2026-27 school year (bids due June 26, 2026), and Bryan County Schools' sealed produce bid (due May 27, 2026). School lunch programs dominate the volume; correctional and mental health facilities represent a secondary, steady segment. Most contracts run a fiscal year (July through June) with optional renewal terms; delivery is typically weekly or bi-weekly to central warehouses or multiple school sites. Buy American provisions and domestic-sourcing preferences are common in school nutrition procurements. Prices are quoted per case, per pound, or per serving depending on the program structure, with firm pricing through the contract term unless supported by USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index escalation clauses.