UNSPSC 50301556: Mutsu apples

The variety of apples known as mutsu apples

UNSPSC 50301556 Mutsu apples is a Commodity code that does not reflect substantial recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally names a single apple variety, yet state and local food service buyers are procuring fresh produce through broad category solicitations spanning dozens of fruit and vegetable line items, with Mutsu apples appearing only incidentally if at all within mixed-produce RFPs and IFBs. The recent opportunity set shows school districts, Head Start programs, and municipal food service agencies sourcing produce through cooperative purchasing vehicles and individual district bids that treat fresh produce as an integrated commodity family rather than by single varietal name. A search across the posted opportunities finds no solicitation explicitly named for Mutsu apples or any reference to this variety by name; the broader fresh produce and grocery-items codes are the active procurement vehicles.

School districts and school nutrition programs in Georgia dominate recent activity, with Hancock County Board of Education, Glynn County Board of Education, Liberty County Board of Education, Bulloch County School District, Bryan County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System all issuing bids or RFPs for fresh produce portfolios—typically 40 to 72 line items spanning apples (Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, Honey Crisp, Jazz, and other varieties), bananas, berries, cruciferous vegetables, root vegetables, and citrus—with bids due between March and June 2026 for July 2026 contract starts. Outside Georgia, solicitations from Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut), Austin Independent School District (Texas), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Central Point School District (Oregon), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) all procurement fresh produce as integrated commodity categories under RFPs or IFBs. The GEC Buying Cooperative (30 Georgia school districts across two geographic areas) and Head Start of Greater Dallas issued multi-district or multi-site solicitations for fresh produce and eggs on a cost-plus or fixed-fee basis. Geographic spread includes Texas, Florida, Georgia, Connecticut, Oregon, and California, with school nutrition programs representing the dominant buyer class. No state or local procurement activity under the specific Mutsu apple code has materialized in the recent opportunity set; the code remains dormant while broader fresh-produce solicitations capture institutional demand for apple varieties and related fresh produce.