UNSPSC 50301553: Lord derby apples

The variety of apples known as lord derby apples

UNSPSC 50301553 Lord derby apples is a Commodity code that covers fresh apple supply to institutional food service operations — primarily correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, senior services, and child nutrition programs. State and local governments procure Lord derby apples alongside broader fresh produce contracts, often bundled with other fruit and vegetable lines to serve daily meal programs that operate year-round or seasonally. The buying pattern shows institutional food service providers soliciting produce on a regular cycle, typically with annual or multi-year contract terms and weekly or bi-weekly delivery schedules. Issuing bodies span state departments of correction and mental health, county and municipal school systems, and local senior and child care agencies; no single buyer dominates the recent record, but state correctional and school nutrition programs appear most consistently.

Activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Connecticut, with Texas Department of Criminal Justice conducting multiple concurrent solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to food warehouses in Palestine, Snyder, and Huntsville. Georgia school districts — including Hancock County, Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, and Early County boards of education — posted fresh produce bids in May and June 2026 covering 40–200+ line items of mixed fresh fruits and vegetables for school year 2026–2027, with estimated annual volumes reaching tens of thousands of units. Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) requested bids on petite bananas (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026, estimated $78,000 annual value) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026, sourcing limited to within 400 miles of Madison and within Wisconsin). Illinois Department of Corrections (Joliet Treatment Center, RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026, small business set-aside) and Illinois Department of Mental Health (Madden Mental Health Center, RFQ 27444DHSMENTHB53608, due August 14, 2026) both solicited fresh produce including apples, with weekly or bi-weekly delivery cadences. The code shows strong seasonal and ongoing institutional demand, with most school contracts running July through June and correctional/mental health facilities operating year-round.