UNSPSC 50301576: Red york apples

The variety of apples known as red york apples

UNSPSC 50301576 Red york apples is a Commodity code describing fresh apple supply to institutional food service operations. State and local governments procure this code primarily through school districts, corrections departments, mental health facilities, senior centers, and regional care organizations that operate large-scale meal programs. The work spans supply of fresh whole apples meeting USDA quality standards—typically in bulk case quantities, delivered on fixed or variable schedules to central warehouses or multiple facility locations, with emphasis on freshness, firmness, absence of blemishes or damage, and compliance with produce-safety regulations. Procurement typically requires bidders to carry general liability and workers' compensation insurance, submit HACCP plans or food-safety documentation where applicable, and in many jurisdictions comply with Buy American or domestic-sourcing preferences and prevailing wage or Equal Employment Opportunity certifications. School districts dominate solicitations under this code, but state corrections departments, mental health systems, senior services programs, and child care organizations also issue regular RFQs and IFBs for apple supply.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Connecticut. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted at least three separate fresh-produce solicitations since late September 2026, including deliveries to food warehouses serving multiple prison facilities and single-location institutional kitchens. Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) issued RFB 4162 on July 8, 2026, for approximately 70–90 cases weekly of petite bananas at $78,000 annual contract value through June 30, 2027, with 5:00–7:00 a.m. Monday–Friday delivery to a central production facility and strict ripeness and temperature specifications. Georgia school districts—including Bryan County Schools (RFP due May 27, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education (bids due June 26, 2026), and Dougherty County Board of Education (bids due June 16, 2026)—have all solicited fresh produce including apples and apples varieties as part of broader school-nutrition procurement. Solicitations typically weight cost at 30–40% of evaluation, require firm pricing for the full contract term (July–June school year), and impose minimum service levels (98–99% fill rates) and substitute-supply penalties. Most awards go to lowest responsive and responsible bidder; some jurisdictions allow multiple vendors. Response timelines run five to fourteen days for state-issued RFQs and two to four weeks for school-district sealed bids.