UNSPSC 50301581: Spartan apples

The variety of apples known as spartan apples

UNSPSC 50301581 Spartan apples is a Commodity code representing a single fresh apple variety that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition programs and child care food services. Recent solicitations show school districts and nutrition cooperatives purchasing Spartan apples as part of broader fresh produce procurements, though the code's focus on a specific cultivar means it appears embedded within larger line-item bids rather than as standalone orders. The work encompasses weekly or monthly deliveries of fresh apples meeting quality, ripeness, and food-safety standards (HACCP compliance, traceability, recall capability) to institutional kitchens and central warehouses serving student meal programs under USDA National School Lunch Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program requirements.

School districts and school nutrition cooperatives dominate the issuing-body mix, with activity concentrated in Georgia (Glynn County Board of Education, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Hancock County Board of Education, Bulloch County School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Henry County Schools, and the GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 districts across the state) and scattered opportunities in Texas, Connecticut, Florida, and Oregon. Representative recent solicitations include Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce with line items for multiple apple varieties including unspecified cultivars alongside others (bid due June 26, 2026); Glynn County Board of Education's IFB 27-02 requiring approximately 750 to 1,100 cases each of gold and red apples (bids due April 14, 2026); Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's Bid 26-34 for 21,125 cases of Fuji apples estimated annually (bids due April 23, 2026); and GEC Buying Cooperative's SN 26-004 for fresh produce across two Georgia areas with unspecified apple variety volumes (proposals due March 4, 2026). Pricing is typically line-item unit cost on firm fixed-price or cost-plus-fixed-fee bases, with no separate fuel surcharges permitted and delivery included in quoted unit prices.