UNSPSC 50301568: Prime gold apples

The variety of apples known as prime gold apples

UNSPSC 50301568 Prime gold apples is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure fresh produce—apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, tomatoes, and related produce items—under this code for institutional food service programs serving correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, senior centers, child care programs, and regional parks. Recent solicitations show a mix of single-item commodity buys (petite bananas for Madison Metropolitan School District at $78,000 annually) and broad fresh-produce categories bundled with vegetables, proteins, and non-food items into larger meal-service contracts. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and mental health (Texas TDCJ, Illinois DOC, Illinois DMH), county school boards and school districts across the South and Midwest, cities (Bridgeport, San Antonio, Edinburg), and special-purpose entities (Head Start programs, Marion Health Care Coalition, Collier County Parks). Texas Department of Criminal Justice appears multiple times as a repeat buyer, soliciting produce supplies for multiple correctional food warehouses. School districts dominate the recent activity, with food-service procurement driven by National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program funding.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Connecticut, and Florida. The Texas TDCJ issued three fresh-produce solicitations in September and October 2026 (IW267411, IW267420, IW267376), all via competitive bidding with October 14 or October 19 deadlines. Georgia school districts have issued multiple RFPs and IFBs for fresh produce spanning June through June 2026 (Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bartow County, DeSoto County). Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin requested bids for petite bananas (RFB 4162, July 29 deadline) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4163, July 29 deadline), the latter with a 400-mile Wisconsin-sourcing requirement and a 5% diverse-business preference. Illinois Department of Mental Health sought small-purchase fresh produce (August 14 deadline). Illinois Department of Corrections requested bi-weekly produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (due September 3, 2026) under small-business set-aside. Collier County, Florida issued an ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park with a March 6, 2025 deadline and 10-point local-vendor preference. Head Start of Greater Dallas solicited grocery products including produce (32,409 cases estimated, pre-bid April 16, sealed bids June 24) with a $969,460.94 estimated value. Most contracts run twelve months or a school fiscal year (July through June); multi-year renewal options are common.