UNSPSC 50301562: Paula red apples

The variety of apples known as paula red apples

UNSPSC 50301562 Paula red apples is a Commodity code that encompasses fresh apple supply and delivery to institutional food service operations — school districts, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior services, and child nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing apples as part of broader fresh produce contracts serving meal programs for children, seniors, and incarcerated populations, as well as standalone apple orders from school districts. The issuing bodies span school nutrition programs across multiple states, state departments of corrections and mental health, county boards of education, city senior services divisions, and regional health coalitions. Work solicited ranges from single-item apple bids (such as petite bananas and fresh fruit variety procurement) to comprehensive multi-category food service contracts where apples represent one line item among dozens of produce types.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Florida. Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple fresh produce solicitations serving correctional facilities in Palestine, Snyder, and Huntsville, while the Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health have solicited produce delivery to treatment centers in Joliet and Hines. Georgia school districts including Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County, and Bartow County Schools have issued fresh produce bids for the 2026-2027 school year. Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) requested bids for petite bananas and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under RFB 4162 and 4163 due July 29, 2026, with annual contract value estimated at $78,000 for bananas alone. Head Start of Greater Dallas solicited grocery products including fresh produce with estimated procurement value of $969,460.94 under IFB 26-GP due June 24, 2026. Collier County (Florida) issued an Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park with local-vendor preference (ITN with proposals due March 6, 2025). The City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) requested bids on over 1,100 grocery line items including fresh fruits and vegetables for school nutrition under a National School Lunch Program contract due June 30, 2026. Opportunities currently show active response windows from May through October 2026, with most school-year contracts establishing July 1, 2026 start dates and running through June 30, 2027.