UNSPSC 50301575: Red stayman apples

The variety of apples known as red stayman apples

UNSPSC 50301575 Red stayman apples is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure fresh produce — including apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, and other fresh fruits and vegetables — through this code primarily to support institutional food service operations at correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, senior centers, and child care programs. Recent solicitations show mixed purchasing patterns: some jurisdictions source red stayman apples and other produce as line items within broader fresh-produce contracts, while others issue dedicated solicitations for specific produce categories or aggregated fresh-fruit-and-vegetable supply. Issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health), county school districts (DeSoto County, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County, Bartow County in Georgia; Madison Metropolitan in Wisconsin), municipalities (City of San Antonio, City of Bridgeport, City of Edinburg), and specialized procurement entities (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition). School nutrition programs represent the most consistent buyer segment under this code, driven by federal Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and National School Lunch Program funding requirements.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Florida, and Connecticut, with the heaviest recent posting volume in Georgia school districts and Texas state correctional and municipal food service operations. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to the Palestine and Wynne Food Warehouses (IW267376 due October 19, 2026, and IW267411 due October 14, 2026, respectively), issued as RFP/RFQ notices; the Madison Metropolitan School District's bid for petite bananas (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026, with estimated annual contract value of $78,000); the DeSoto County School District fresh-produce procurement across 41 school sites (bid due June 22, 2026, on a cost-plus-fee model); and the Bartow County School System's request for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (RFP 10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026). School districts frequently apply local-vendor preferences, organic-product price adjustments, Buy American requirements, and geographic-sourcing filters. Correctional and mental health facility procurements typically follow small-purchase or cooperative-purchasing vehicles with fixed-term contracts and as-needed ordering authority. Prevailing-wage requirements apply in some jurisdictions; set-asides for small businesses, minority-owned enterprises, and women-owned enterprises appear in select school and municipal solicitations but are not standard across the code's activity.