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, reflects state and local procurement of fresh produce — specifically apples and broader fresh fruits and vegetables — for institutional food service operations including correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, senior centers, and child care programs. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing apples as part of wider produce baskets rather than as standalone line items; when apples do appear individually, they are typically one variety among many in multi-item procurement. The issuing bodies span state corrections and mental health departments, county and school district nutrition programs, city senior services divisions, and regional health coalitions, with school districts and state institutional agencies representing the most active buyers in the recent record.

Activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas, with the most recent solicitations issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (fresh fruit and vegetable supply to Palestine and Snyder facilities, proposals due October 14–19, 2026), Illinois Department of Corrections (fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center, quotes due September 3, 2026), and a cluster of Georgia school districts and the Bartow County and Dougherty County school systems (sealed bids for fresh produce for the 2026–2027 school year, due dates ranging from May through June 2026). Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin solicited petite bananas specifically (70–90 cases weekly, contract value estimated at $78,000 for September 2026–June 2027, bids due July 29, 2026). The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and Head Start of Greater Dallas also bid grocery items and child care food programs spanning produce, with Bridgeport's procurement covering over 1,100 line items including fresh fruits and vegetables for the National School Lunch Program (bids due June 30, 2026). Buy American provisions and USDA compliance requirements are standard across school and institutional procurement; local-vendor preferences and minority/woman-owned business incentives appear frequently in school district and municipal solicitations.