UNSPSC 50301557: Newtown pippin apples

The variety of apples known as newtown pippin apples

UNSPSC 50301557 Newtown pippin apples, a Commodity code, captures the procurement of fresh produce — predominantly apples, bananas, and mixed fresh fruits and vegetables — by state and local issuing bodies for institutional food service, including correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, senior services, and child nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show school nutrition programs as the most active buyers, with multiple school districts requesting fresh fruit and vegetable supply contracts for student meal programs; state corrections and mental health departments also represent significant volume, procuring produce for inmate and patient nutrition services across centralized food warehouses and individual facility locations.

The issuing-body mix spans state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections and Mental Health, Georgia Department of Education), county school boards (Bryan County, Dougherty County, Hancock County, DeSoto County, Early County in Georgia; Madison Metropolitan in Wisconsin), city school systems (Bridgeport, Connecticut), and special-purpose organizations (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition). Texas and Georgia school districts and state agencies dominate recent activity. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetables to Palestine and Snyder food warehouses (IW267376 and IW267420, RFP/RFQ format, due October 2026), requiring vendor registration and electronic submission through the TDCJ Procurement Portal; Madison Metropolitan School District's request for petite bananas (RFB 4162, annual value $78,000, bids due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4163, weekly 5,900 servings, Wisconsin-sourced with 400-mile locational preference, bids due July 29, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce bid for the 2026-27 school year (IFB #SN002-2027, over 200 line items including multiple apple varieties, berries, and root vegetables, bids due June 26, 2026); and the Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center fresh fruits and vegetables contract (small purchase procurement, weekly deliveries through June 30, 2027, due August 14, 2026). Buy American and domestic sourcing requirements, HACCP plans, food safety compliance, and prevailing wage certifications are standard across solicitations. Local-vendor preferences and small-business set-asides appear frequently in school district and county procurement.