UNSPSC 50301549: Kidd's orange red apples

The variety of apples known as kidd's orange red apples

UNSPSC 50301549 Kidd's orange red apples, a Commodity code, does not match the actual procurement activity in the state and local marketplace. The recent opportunities in the source are tagged with this code but predominantly solicit fresh produce assortments—including apples of multiple varieties alongside bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, oranges, potatoes, strawberries, and tomatoes—rather than a single apple cultivar. School nutrition programs, child care food service providers, and senior services divisions issue the majority of these solicitations as RFPs, RFBs, and ITBs to supply meal programs under the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. Issuing bodies span state education departments, county and city school districts, Head Start agencies, and municipal senior services divisions across Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Oregon, Mississippi, and California. The sourcing emphasis in recent opportunities centers on multi-item fresh produce procurement with firm fixed pricing, cost-plus-fee models, or USDA market-indexed pricing; geographic sourcing preferences (domestic or local within 50–400 miles); and compliance with Buy American provisions, HACCP plans, and food safety certifications.

Representative recent solicitations include the Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce with over 200 line items of apples, berries, cruciferous vegetables, and specialty fruits (due June 26, 2026), the McAllen Independent School District RFP for fresh produce serving 20,000 students across 31 campuses (proposals due March 6, 2026), the GEC Buying Cooperative fresh produce and eggs RFP serving 30 Georgia school districts with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million across two geographic areas (due March 4, 2026), and the City of Bridgeport's RFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items including fresh produce for school nutrition services (due June 30, 2026). Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (with sustained procurement from Hancock County, Bulloch County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Bryan County, Early County, Bartow County, Dougherty County, and Henry County school systems), Texas (McAllen ISD, Austin ISD, Head Start of Greater Dallas, City of Edinburg), and Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), with additional activity in Connecticut, Oregon, Mississippi, and California. The code shows substantial state and local food service procurement volume but limited commodity-level specificity to Kidd's orange red apples alone.