UNSPSC 50301566: Pitmaston pineapple apples

The variety of apples known as pitmaston pineapple apples

UNSPSC 50301566 Pitmaston pineapple apples, a Commodity code, represents a narrow specialty produce item within state and local food procurement — yet the recent solicitations in this dataset show little to no actual purchasing of Pitmaston pineapple apples specifically. Instead, state and local food service buyers issue solicitations for broad fresh fruit and vegetable supply contracts that typically span dozens of produce line items, from institutional food service (prisons, mental health facilities, schools, senior centers) to child nutrition programs. When apple varieties are itemized in recent bids, they include Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, and Jazz — not Pitmaston pineapples. The issuing bodies range across state departments of correction and mental health, county school districts, municipal food service divisions, and nonprofit food programs like Head Start. Buy American provisions appear frequently, with mandates for domestic sourcing or minimum domestic commodity content percentages. Set-asides or preferences for small business, minority-owned, woman-owned, and local vendors appear in roughly half the solicitations reviewed.

The recent activity is concentrated in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Florida, with Texas showing the highest frequency through multiple Texas Department of Criminal Justice fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations posted in September and October 2026. Representative opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh fruit and vegetable supply to the Palestine facility (IFB IW267376, due October 19, 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections bi-weekly produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under small business set-aside (IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026), and the Madison Metropolitan School District's specialized procurement for petite bananas in 150-count case packs (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026, estimated annual value $78,000). None of the recent solicitations explicitly name Pitmaston pineapple apples as a line item; the code appears misaligned with actual procurement activity in the dataset.