UNSPSC 50301589: Tydeman red apples

The variety of apples known as tydeman red apples

UNSPSC 50301589 Tydeman red apples, a Commodity code, describes fresh apples procured primarily by school districts and child nutrition programs for meal service and snack distribution. State and local governments buy Tydeman red apples as line items within broader fresh produce contracts supporting National School Lunch Programs, School Breakfast Programs, and federally funded Child and Adult Care Food Programs. The issuing bodies are predominantly Georgia school districts (Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Bulloch County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County public schools, and Henry County Schools) alongside Texas school districts (Austin ISD, McAllen ISD) and smaller school systems in Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi, Oregon, and other states. Produce vendors supply apples alongside dozens of other fresh fruits and vegetables under line-item specifications within annual fixed-price or cost-plus contracts. Recent opportunities show apple varieties specified by color and ripeness stage—Gala, Fuji, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz, Ambrosia, and red apples—with pack sizes and case counts detailed in bid documents. Evaluation criteria across these solicitations weight price at 30–50 percent, product quality and freshness at 15–25 percent, delivery reliability at 10–20 percent, and vendor experience at 10–15 percent.

Fresh-produce procurement activity is concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for the majority of recent competitive activity with over a dozen district-level solicitations since March 2026, followed by Texas and other southeastern and mid-Atlantic states. Representative recent opportunities include the Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce bid (RFP #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) specifying over 200 line items of produce including multiple apple varieties with Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, and Jazz apples as distinct line items; the GEC Buying Cooperative fresh produce and eggs RFP (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026) aggregating demand across 30 Georgia school districts with approximately $5.5 million estimated annual spending across two geographic regions and approximately 70 produce line items including apples; and the Bryan County School Nutrition Program produce bid (due May 27, 2026) covering approximately 1,024 cases of apples among other fresh produce items. Bidders on Tydeman red apples compete on unit pricing within broader apple-variety line items, must meet Buy American requirements with domestic sourcing, maintain HACCP plans and food safety certifications, carry $500,000–$2 million general liability insurance, deliver weekly Monday through Friday between early morning and 2:00 p.m., and remain firm on pricing for initial contract periods of 60–90 days with escalation tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service pricing reports thereafter.