UNSPSC 50301590: Vistabella apples

The variety of apples known as vistabella apples

UNSPSC 50301590 Vistabella apples, a Commodity code, does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The source records capture fresh produce procurement across multiple issuing bodies—state departments of corrections and mental health, school districts, county parks departments, cities, and health-care coalitions—but no solicitations specifically name Vistabella apples or target this variety. The broader fresh-produce category (encompassing mixed fruits, vegetables, and generic apple varieties) dominates state and local food-service spending, while solicitations specify apple types by named cultivar (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) or by generic descriptor (petite bananas, mixed berries, carrots) rather than by brand or specific cultivar name.

State and local buyers procure fresh produce primarily through school nutrition programs, correctional and mental-health facilities, municipal senior services, and child-care food-program contractors across Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Connecticut, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetables to three food warehouses (Palestine, Snyder, Wynne) with response dates in mid-October 2026; Madison Metropolitan School District's procurement for petite bananas and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (bids due July 29, 2026, with an estimated annual value of $78,000 for bananas); DeSoto County School District's fresh-produce distribution across 41 school sites (bids due June 22, 2026); and multiple Georgia school districts' produce bids for the 2026–2027 school year. These solicitations emphasize domestic sourcing, USDA compliance, food-safety certification (HACCP plans), delivery schedules to multiple sites, and pricing firm for the contract term. Vistabella apples, if marketed as a named cultivar within the commodity code, would require direct outreach to produce buyers at individual school districts and facility food-service departments; the code shows no market signal in recent state and local RFPs, RFQs, or IFBs.