UNSPSC 50301588: Twenty ounce apples

The variety of apples known as twenty ounce apples

UNSPSC 50301588 Twenty ounce apples, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line within the broader fresh produce category that state and local government school nutrition programs, child care food services, and correctional facilities procure as components of larger food service contracts. Recent solicitations show apples—particularly specific varieties like Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, and Honeycrisp in case quantities—appearing as line items within comprehensive fresh produce bids rather than as standalone procurements, reflecting how institutional food buyers consolidate apple purchasing into broader seasonal produce agreements.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with activity concentrated in Georgia (Bryan County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bulloch County Schools, Glynn County Board of Education, Hancock County Schools, Bartow County School System, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System), Texas (McAllen Independent School District, Austin Independent School District, City of Edinburg CACFP program), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools, City of Bridgeport Board of Education), and Oregon (Central Point School District). A multi-state Georgia cooperative buying vehicle (GEC Buying Cooperative, issued through Douglas County School System) procures produce including apples for 30 districts across two geographic areas. School nutrition programs consistently cite apples by variety and case count in RFPs and ITBs for fresh produce contracts running July 2026 through June 2027. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce (due June 26, 2026) specifying multiple apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) across over 200 line items; Bryan County School Nutrition's sealed bid for fresh produce (due May 27, 2026) with approximately 1,024 cases of apples estimated annually; and the GEC Buying Cooperative RFP (due March 4, 2026) covering approximately 70 produce line items including apple varieties for 30 Georgia school districts with Area One estimated annual spending of $4.4 million. Geographic concentration is strongest in Georgia, with secondary activity in Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Oregon, and California (Santa Clara County correctional facility). No opportunities in the dataset name apples as a standalone procurement or specify twenty-ounce sizing; the code's specificity exceeds the granularity at which school districts and other state and local bodies actually solicit.