UNSPSC 50301589: Tydeman red apples

The variety of apples known as tydeman red apples

UNSPSC 50301589 Tydeman red apples is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure fresh produce—including apples, bananas, leafy greens, root vegetables, berries, and processed fruits and vegetables—primarily through institutional food service contracts supporting school nutrition programs, corrections and mental health facilities, senior services, and child-care food programs. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and mental health, school districts, county boards of education, cities operating senior centers and food service programs, and specialized entities such as Head Start organizations. Scope work under this code includes full-line fresh-produce supply and delivery to institutional kitchens and warehouses, often with specifications tied to USDA standards, CACFP compliance, Buy American requirements, and food-safety certifications including HACCP plans. Contracts typically feature weekly or bi-weekly delivery schedules to multiple sites, firm pricing for contract terms ranging from nine months to one year with renewal options, and quality requirements such as minimum 97–98 percent fill rates, temperature-controlled delivery, and product traceability documentation.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Florida, and Mississippi school districts and state agencies. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued multiple IFBs for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to food warehouses and facilities (solicitations IW267376, IW267420, IW267411, posted September–October 2026 with response dates in mid-October). School districts dominate procurement volume: Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) issued RFBs for petite bananas and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4162 and 4163, due July 29, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited fresh produce for 2026–27 (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026); Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia) requested sealed bids for fresh produce to 24 nutrition sites (due June 16, 2026); and Bryan County School Nutrition (Georgia) conducted a sealed bid for produce (due May 27, 2026). Non-school buyers include the Illinois Department of Corrections (Joliet Treatment Center, solicitation 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, small-business set-aside, due September 3, 2026), the City of Edinburg, Texas (CACFP meal program RFP, due August 4, 2026), and the City of San Antonio's Department of Human Services (produce market operations at senior centers, RFP 26-070, due May 27, 2026). Collier County (Florida) and Head Start of Greater Dallas (Texas) also appear in the recent pipeline. Set-asides and local preferences are common: Illinois imposes prevailing wage requirements and small-business set-asides; Wisconsin and Georgia school districts apply 5–10 percent local-vendor preference points; and several jurisdictions enforce Buy American or domestic-sourcing thresholds (51 percent domestic content minimum in some cases). Incumbent activity and multi-year renewal options are standard across this code.