UNSPSC 50301555: Mcintosh apples

The variety of apples known as mcintosh apples

UNSPSC 50301555 Mcintosh apples is a Commodity code representing a single produce item that state and local governments procure as part of broader school nutrition, child care, and senior services meal programs. Recent solicitations show Mcintosh apples are not typically purchased in isolation; instead, they appear as line items within large multi-category fresh produce bids serving National School Lunch Programs, School Breakfast Programs, Child and Adult Care Food Programs (CACFP), and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Programs across school districts, child care agencies, and municipal nutrition services. State and local issuing bodies soliciting produce at this commodity tier include school districts of all sizes (from early-county rural systems to large urban districts like Austin ISD and Hillsborough County), county boards of education, city departments of human services managing senior programs, and child care agencies. School nutrition procurement dominates the issuing-body mix, with districts bidding annually or multi-year contracts for fresh produce; independent school districts and county school systems are the most frequent repeat buyers in the recent-opportunities block.

The geographic spread spans multiple states, with the highest recent activity in Georgia—Bryan County, Bulloch County, Dougherty County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, and Savannah-Chatham County all posted fresh produce bids between March and May 2026—followed by activity in Texas (Austin ISD, McAllen ISD, Edinburg City, Head Start of Greater Dallas), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), and other states. Representative recent opportunities include Muscogee County School District (ITB 26-017, purchase and delivery of fresh produce items including apples, bananas, and sliced produce across 60 line items, bids due April 27, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia (IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning multiple apple varieties and over 200 line items, bids due June 26, 2026), and the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts (RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across two geographic areas, proposals due March 4, 2026, with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million). Mcintosh apples, when specified by name in these solicitations, compete within produce line-item pricing evaluated on unit cost, quality standards, delivery reliability, and Buy American compliance; they are rarely sole-source procurements and typically award alongside multiple produce vendors bidding the full line.