UNSPSC 50301586: Summer rambo apples

The variety of apples known as summer rambo apples

UNSPSC 50301586 Summer rambo apples is a Commodity code covering fresh fruit supply and delivery to state and local institutions, including correctional facilities, schools, senior centers, mental health facilities, and child care programs. State and local governments procure summer rambo apples and other fresh produce through sealed-bid IFBs, RFPs, RFQs, and ITNs, with typical scopes requiring weekly or bi-weekly delivery of specified fresh fruits meeting USDA quality standards, often sourced within defined geographic radii and subject to Buy American or domestic-content requirements. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and mental health, county and city school districts, county parks and recreation departments, senior services divisions, and specialized child nutrition programs; repeat buyers include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (multiple food warehouse solicitations), Georgia school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Bartow County School System, Early County Board of Education), and Illinois state facilities (Department of Corrections, Department of Mental Health). Institutional produce procurement typically emphasizes compliance certifications (HACCP plans, debarment verification, E-Verify), commercial general liability insurance ($500,000 to $1 million per occurrence), delivery logistics tied to operational schedules (early morning warehouse arrivals, school-day windows, refrigerated transport), and pricing structures ranging from fixed per-unit rates to cost-plus-fee models with firm escalation controls.

Recent activity is concentrated in Georgia and Texas, with additional solicitations from Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Florida, and Mississippi. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's procurement of fresh fruit and vegetables for the Palestine facility (IW267376, proposals due October 19, 2026) and the Snyder Food Warehouse (IW267420, due October 14, 2026), both requiring electronic submission via TDCJ Procurement Portal; Madison Metropolitan School District's bid for petite bananas (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026, estimated annual value $78,000, 70–90 cases weekly at 5"–5.5" length ripeness stages 3.5–4.5) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026, approximately 5,900 servings weekly, sourced within 400 miles and Wisconsin-only, contingent on grant funding); and Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce procurement for school nutrition (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026, over 200 line items spanning apple varieties, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, melons, citrus, leafy greens, and specialty produce, contract July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027). Buy American and domestic-sourcing mandates are standard in school nutrition and state facility contracts; local sourcing preferences and minority/women-owned business evaluation criteria appear frequently in municipal and county school procurements.