UNSPSC 50301591: Wealthy apples

The variety of apples known as wealthy apples

UNSPSC 50301591 Wealthy apples is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of fresh produce—particularly apples and other fruits and vegetables—for school nutrition programs, child care facilities, and senior services. Recent solicitations show school districts and child nutrition agencies buying individual produce items and comprehensive fresh fruit and vegetable assortments to support National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program operations. The code sees activity across cities, counties, school districts, and regional cooperatives, with school nutrition departments representing the dominant buyer category across multiple states. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida, Austin Independent School District in Texas, Central Point School District in Oregon), county school systems (Bulloch County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Glynn County, and Henry County in Georgia; DeSoto County and Hancock County in Mississippi), regional cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia districts), specialized nutrition programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas, City of Edinburg for CACFP), and one county correctional facility food service (Santa Clara County).

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, and Oregon, with scattered solicitations in California, Mississippi, and Wisconsin. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Edinburg, Texas RFP 2026-017 (CACFP meal program, due August 4, 2026) seeking food and nonfood items for 400 children daily with local-vendor preference; Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 (petite bananas, due July 29, 2026) projecting $78,000 annual spend for 70–90 weekly cases; Bulloch County School District IFP (local produce within 200 miles, due May 4, 2026) evaluating on price, variety, quality, and support rather than price alone; and GEC Buying Cooperative RFP SN 26-004 (fresh produce and eggs across two Georgia geographic areas, due March 4, 2026) with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million across 30 districts. Most solicitations are RFPs or IFBs with responses due within four to eight weeks of posting, and school year contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 with optional renewal periods. Buy American provisions, HACCP compliance, insurance requirements ($500,000 to $2 million minimum general liability), and debarment certifications are standard across all school district solicitations, reflecting federal funding and nutrition program regulations.