UNSPSC 50301545: Jonagold apples

The variety of apples known as jonagold apples

UNSPSC 50301545 Jonagold apples, a Commodity code, describes a single apple variety procured by state and local governments primarily through school nutrition programs and child care food services. Recent opportunities show school districts, county boards of education, and regional buying cooperatives soliciting Jonagold apples as part of larger fresh produce contracts—rarely as standalone line items. The code sees activity across multiple issuing bodies: school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Hancock County, Glynn County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Liberty County, Bulloch County, Henry County), county boards of education, city school systems, and cooperative purchasing vehicles like the GEC Buying Cooperative. Work being solicited ranges from dedicated fresh-produce bids serving school nutrition programs and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Programs to comprehensive grocery and produce contracts bundling apples with dozens of other commodities.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with solicitations from Hancock County, Dougherty County, Glynn County, Bryan County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham County, and the GEC Buying Cooperative (serving 30 Georgia school districts across two geographic areas); Texas activity includes McAllen Independent School District and Head Start of Greater Dallas. Representative opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce IFB (bids due June 26, 2026) specifying multiple apple varieties including Jonagold, Glynn County's produce bid (April 14, 2026) for 16 school sites, and the GEC Buying Cooperative RFP (March 4, 2026) covering fresh produce and eggs for 30 districts across Areas One and Two with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million. Geographic scope extends to Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), Oregon (Central Point School District), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), and scattered other jurisdictions, but Georgia school nutrition procurement dominates the recent pipeline. Pricing structures vary—fixed unit pricing, cost-plus-fixed-fee models, and escalator-based adjustments tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service market reports appear consistently. Vendors compete on cost (typically weighted 30–50 points in evaluation), product quality and freshness, delivery reliability, and compliance with Buy American provisions and food-safety requirements including HACCP plans and traceability documentation.