UNSPSC 50301587: Tsugaru apples

The variety of apples known as tsugaru apples

UNSPSC 50301587 Tsugaru apples is a Commodity code identifying a specific apple variety, but state and local procurement records show little recent activity matching this code's scope. The source contains only a single representative opportunity, the City of Edinburg, Texas CACFP Meal Program RFP (RFP 2026-017, response due August 4, 2026), which names apples generically among five supply categories (beverages, paper goods, food products, janitorial supplies, nonfood items) without specifying Tsugaru or any distinct variety. The remaining 24 recent solicitations drawn from the source span fresh produce, fresh fruit and vegetable programs, school nutrition procurement, and correctional food service — but none isolates Tsugaru apples as a line item or names the variety explicitly. The code's narrow scope (a single cultivar) does not align with how state and local food service buyers actually procure apples, which is by category, variety mix, or delivery service contract rather than by a single variety on dedicated requisitions.

State and local procurement of apples occurs primarily through school districts, county boards of education, and municipal food service departments across Georgia, Texas, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Florida, Oregon, California, and Mississippi. The issuing bodies include Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida), Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), multiple Georgia school nutrition programs (Hancock County, Dougherty County, Glynn County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Bryan County, Bartow County, Early County, and Henry County schools), the GEC Buying Cooperative (40 Georgia districts), Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut), Austin ISD (Texas), McAllen ISD (Texas), Central Point School District (Oregon), and county correctional facilities. These buyers source apples as part of comprehensive fresh produce contracts, multivendor grocery procurements, or farm-to-school initiatives — not as single-variety specialty purchases. Recent opportunities name apple varieties (Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Ambrosia, Gold, Red) when specifications require them, but Tsugaru does not appear in any of the available bid documents. The code shows minimal current market demand and presents low pursuit value for vendors focused on state and local opportunity development unless a buyer explicitly requests Tsugaru apples by name.