UNSPSC 50301569: Red astrachan apples

The variety of apples known as red astrachan apples

UNSPSC 50301569 Red astrachan apples, a Commodity code, covers fresh produce supply and delivery to institutional food-service operations, though the recent solicitation record shows minimal direct targeting of this specific apple variety and heavy concentration instead on broad fresh-produce procurement spanning multiple fruit and vegetable categories. State and local governments are soliciting produce supply across correctional facilities, mental-health centers, school districts, senior services, child-care programs, and regional parks; issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and mental health, county boards of education, city procurement offices, and special-purpose districts such as regional health coalitions. Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple fresh-produce RFQs (solicitations IW267376, IW267420, and IW267411) targeting delivery to prison food warehouses, indicating sustained demand from the corrections system. School districts dominate the recent-opportunity volume, with Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Bartow County School System, Bryan County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, DeSoto County School District, and Early County Board of Education all actively soliciting fresh-produce supply, typically under sealed-bid or RFP structures with contract terms running through the following June 30 and annual renewal options.

Recent procurement activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia; Texas solicitations include TDCJ facilities and the City of Edinburg's CACFP meal program, while Georgia school districts account for the majority of post-May 2026 activity. Illinois contributed two smaller-volume procurements (Illinois Department of Corrections at Joliet Treatment Center and Illinois Department of Mental Health at Madden Mental Health Center). Connecticut and Wisconsin also appear in the record—Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) and Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin)—though less prominently. Representative solicitations span correctional food service (Texas Department of Criminal Justice RFQ IW267376 for Palestine facility, proposals due October 19, 2026), school-nutrition produce supply (Madison Metropolitan RFB 4162 for petite bananas, bids due July 29, 2026 with estimated annual value of $78,000), and regional park concession food service (Collier County ITN for North Collier Regional Park food services, proposals due March 6, 2025). School districts typically require weekly or bi-weekly delivery, mandate USDA compliance and food-safety certifications, and emphasize local sourcing where regulations permit; several apply geographic preferences or local-vendor price preferences. The commodity code itself—red astrachan apples specifically—does not feature as a distinct line item in recent bids; vendors are solicited instead for broad fresh-produce categories where apple type and variety are specified in detailed produce lists, often with multiple apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, Jazz) listed together rather than by heirloom or regional type.