UNSPSC 50301548: Katy apples

The variety of apples known as katy apples

UNSPSC 50301548 Katy apples, a Commodity code, encompasses fresh apple supply and delivery to institutional food service operations, particularly school districts, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior services, and child care programs. State and local governments procure whole fresh apples under this code primarily to support federally funded meal programs including the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and fresh produce initiatives. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and mental health, county and municipal school districts, county boards of education, city senior services divisions, and regional health care coalitions. Recent solicitations show a predominant pattern of school nutrition programs sourcing apples as part of broader fresh produce contracts, with specific apple varieties and quantities itemized alongside other fruits and vegetables in weekly or monthly deliveries to multiple school sites. State correctional facilities and mental health centers also solicit apple supply through dedicated produce contracts with bi-weekly or weekly delivery schedules and volume specifications measured in cases or pounds.

Activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Wisconsin, Illinois, Connecticut, Florida, Mississippi, and Ohio. Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations including apple supply to food warehouses serving institutional populations. Georgia school districts—including Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bartow County, Bryan County, and Early County boards of education—have recently solicited fresh produce contracts that explicitly specify apple varieties (Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Ambrosia, Honey Crisp, Jazz, Braeburn) with case quantities and delivery requirements. Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin recently requested bids on petite bananas and fresh fruit snacks (RFB 4162 and RFB 4163, bids due July 29, 2026). Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center sought fresh produce including apples via small purchase procurement (due August 14, 2026). DeSoto County School District in Mississippi and Hancock County Schools in Georgia have active SY2027 produce contracts requiring multiple apple varieties. Contracts typically specify F.O.B. Destination pricing with no separate fuel surcharges, delivery to central warehouses and individual school sites, quality standards including USDA grade requirements, Buy American provisions under 7 CFR 210.21(d) where applicable, and payment within 30 to 45 days of invoice. Insurance requirements—generally $500,000 to $1,000,000 general liability—and HACCP plan submission are standard. Many school districts include diverse-owned business evaluation points (5–10 points) and local-vendor preferences where applicable.