UNSPSC 50301587: Tsugaru apples

The variety of apples known as tsugaru apples

UNSPSC 50301587 Tsugaru apples is a Commodity code that encompasses fresh apple procurement for state and local institutional food service, though recent state and local solicitations under this code show minimal direct activity. The source records name the code against one fresh-produce opportunity — a Texas Department of Criminal Justice procurement for fresh fruit and vegetables — but do not isolate Tsugaru apples as a line item or distinct requirement. State and local procurement under this Commodity typically occurs within broader fresh-produce contracts managed by institutional food services (school districts, corrections agencies, mental health facilities, senior services), where apple varieties are specified as part of multi-item produce supply agreements rather than as standalone commodities. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and mental health, county school nutrition programs, city senior services divisions, and regional health coalitions.

The geographic footprint of recent fresh-produce procurement — the closest activity measurable under this code — spans Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Mississippi, with school districts in rural and suburban counties conducting the majority of visible solicitations. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice fresh fruit and vegetable solicitation (Solicitation IW267376, due October 19, 2026, RFQ notice), the Illinois Department of Corrections fresh produce procurement for Joliet Treatment Center (Solicitation 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026, RFQ notice with small business set-aside), and multiple school district produce bids including Madison Metropolitan School District's petite bananas RFB (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026, $78,000 estimated annual value) and Hancock County Board of Education fresh produce IFB (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026). The source does not isolate Tsugaru apple varieties within these opportunities, limiting visibility into true Commodity-level demand for this specific apple type.