UNSPSC 50301553: Lord derby apples

The variety of apples known as lord derby apples

UNSPSC 50301553 Lord derby apples, a Commodity code, appears in state and local procurement activity almost exclusively within school nutrition and child care food programs, where districts and consortiums procure fresh fruit as a component of broader produce or grocery solicitations rather than as a standalone line item. The code captures what state and local governments actually buy: fresh apples (alongside bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, and other produce) for National School Lunch Programs, School Breakfast Programs, USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Programs, and Child and Adult Care Food Program meal services. Soliciting bodies span school districts of varying sizes, county boards of education, state education purchasing consortiums, and child care agencies across multiple states. When apples appear in recent opportunities, they are typically bundled within comprehensive fresh-produce or grocery-food solicitations that also include complementary produce, proteins, dairy, and supplies—reflecting how institutional food service budgeting and vendor management operate in practice. The mix of issuing bodies is heavily weighted toward school nutrition programs in Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Oregon, and California, with secondary activity from county social services, Head Start programs, and city human services departments.

Recent representative solicitations underscore this pattern: the GEC Buying Cooperative's RFP SN 26-004 (Douglas County School System, due March 4, 2026) procures fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia school districts with approximately $5.5 million in annual spending and includes multiple apple varieties among approximately 72 produce line items; Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed-bid procurement (due June 16, 2026) covers 40 produce items including apples as part of a year-long contract to supply 24 school nutrition sites; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB (due June 26, 2026) specifies over 200 produce line items including six apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) alongside berries, vegetables, and citrus for delivery to three school locations; and Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP 26RFP034 (due March 11, 2026) seeks fresh-produce suppliers for an estimated $600,000 annual budget serving approximately 18 elementary school sites in the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia (Glynn County, Bulloch County, Bryan County, Bartow County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Dougherty County, and Henry County school systems), with material secondary activity in Texas (McAllen ISD, Austin ISD, City of Edinburg CACFP), Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), Oregon (Central Point School District), and California (Santa Clara County). The code sees steady institutional demand but no independent or standalone procurement signals—Lord derby apples move through state and local procurement exclusively as part of multivendor, multisource produce buys at the school-district and education-consortium level.