UNSPSC 50301590: Vistabella apples

The variety of apples known as vistabella apples

UNSPSC 50301590 Vistabella apples, a Commodity code, captures state and local procurement of fresh apples and specialty apple varieties for child nutrition programs, school meal services, senior services, and institutional food operations. Recent solicitations show school districts and child care agencies sourcing named varieties—Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz, and Ambrosia apples among the documented line items—alongside bananas, berries, and mixed produce in weekly or as-needed delivery patterns to support USDA-funded meal programs and farm-to-school initiatives. The issuing-body mix spans independent school districts of varying size (from small rural districts to large urban systems like Austin ISD and Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa), county boards of education across Georgia and beyond, Head Start agencies, child care food programs, school nutrition cooperatives, and occasional municipal senior services departments. The code shows consistent activity across the South and Southwest, with Georgia school districts appearing repeatedly in recent bids (Bulloch County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Henry County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham, and the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts statewide), alongside Texas school districts (McAllen ISD, Austin ISD), Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), and Oregon (Central Point School District).

Recent representative opportunities include the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System soliciting bids for 72 fresh produce items with estimated annual quantities of 21,125 cases of Fuji apples under Bid 26-34 (IFB, due April 23, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. ET); the Bulloch County School District's Invitation for Proposal for locally-grown produce within 200 miles, specifying watermelons, apples, persimmons, and other items for its Farm to School program (IFP, due May 4, 2026); the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia districts on a cost-plus-fixed-fee model covering approximately 70 line items of produce including multiple apple varieties across two geographic areas (RFP SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026); and Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce solicitation naming Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, and Jazz apples alongside other items (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026). Pricing structures vary widely—firm fixed-price contracts with quarterly or annual escalation provisions, cost-plus-fixed-fee models tied to USDA market indexes, and markup-above-index approaches. Buy American provisions appear consistently in federal- or state-funded programs; local-sourcing preferences within 200–400 miles are increasingly common, particularly in Georgia and Texas. Delivery is typically weekly or multiple times weekly to school sites between early morning (5:00–7:30 a.m.) and early afternoon (1:30–2:30 p.m.), Monday through Friday, with minimum quality standards (98–99% fill rates, five-to-seven-day shelf life, HACCP compliance) and insurance requirements ($500,000 to $2 million general liability) standard across jurisdictions.