UNSPSC 50301574: Red rome apples

The variety of apples known as red rome apples

UNSPSC 50301574 Red Rome Apples is a Commodity code naming a single produce item state and local governments source for institutional food service — primarily school districts, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior services, and child-care programs. The recent solicitation activity shows heavy demand for red Rome apples bundled within broader fresh-fruit-and-vegetable procurement cycles rather than as standalone line items; they appear as one specification among dozens in school nutrition RFBs and in weekly produce deliveries to institutional kitchens. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and mental health, county school boards, city school districts, and regional care coalitions. Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple fresh-fruit-and-vegetable solicitations covering food warehouse supply to detention facilities; Illinois Department of Corrections and Illinois Department of Mental Health have issued small-purchase and competitive procurement notices for produce delivery to institutional sites. School districts dominate the recent volume — Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia), Bryan County Schools (Georgia), DeSoto County School District (Mississippi), and Early County Board of Education (Georgia) have all posted produce bids in the past six months. Collier County Board of County Commissioners and the City of Bridgeport have solicited multi-category food supplies that include fresh fruit.

Recent procurement activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Florida, and Connecticut. Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued three separate fresh-produce solicitations between late September and mid-October 2026 — IW267420 (Snyder Food Warehouse, due October 14, 2026), IW267411 (Wynne Food Warehouse, Huntsville, due October 14, 2026), and IW267376 (Palestine facility, due October 19, 2026) — all seeking sealed bids or proposals for bi-weekly or regular delivery through the TDCJ Procurement Portal. Georgia school boards have posted a cluster of fresh-produce RFBs for school-year 2026-2027 supply, including Hancock County (due June 26, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.), Dougherty County (due June 16, 2026 at 11:30 a.m.), Bryan County (due May 27, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.), and Bartow County (due June 22, 2026). Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh-fruit-and-vegetable snacks (due July 29, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. CST) requires sourcing within 400 miles of Madison and Wisconsin, with weekly delivery of approximately 5,900 ready-to-eat servings to elementary students under the USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program. Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center posted a small-purchase contract for FY27 fresh-fruits-and-vegetables delivery (due August 14, 2026), and the Illinois Department of Corrections sought bi-weekly produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (due September 3, 2026, small-business set-aside). Contract values and estimated volumes vary widely — Head Start of Greater Dallas estimated $969,460.94 total procurement for 32,409 cases of produce; Madison Metropolitan estimated annual contract value of $78,000 for petite bananas alone. Most school-district solicitations span a single fiscal or academic year with optional multi-year renewal terms. Texas and Georgia activity remains strong through mid-October 2026; Illinois and Wisconsin procurement deadlines have passed.