UNSPSC 50301594: Winesap apples

The variety of apples known as winesap apples

UNSPSC 50301594 Winesap apples is a Commodity code representing a single apple variety procured by state and local governments for institutional food service programs. Recent state and local opportunities under this code show minimal direct activity for winesap apples specifically; instead, jurisdictions are soliciting bids for comprehensive fresh produce categories that include multiple apple varieties (Gala, Fuji, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz, Golden Delicious, Ambrosia, and red/gold blends) as part of broader school nutrition, child care, and senior services meal programs. The code sees activity primarily from school districts, child nutrition programs, and municipal food service operations sourcing produce for National School Lunch Program compliance, Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meals, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program distributions. Issuing bodies span individual school districts (ranging from small rural districts to large urban systems), county boards of education, cooperative purchasing consortiums (such as GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30+ Georgia districts), city school departments, and special-purpose food service entities.

Recent solicitations show school districts across Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, Florida, Mississippi, and Oregon procuring fresh produce through RFP, RFB, and ITB notice types with response dates spanning February through July 2026. Representative opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) requesting sealed bids for over 200 fresh produce line items including multiple apple varieties for school year 2026-27 with bids due June 26, 2026; Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia) seeking fresh produce including 1,850 cases of combined gold and red apples for school nutrition across 16 locations with bids due April 14, 2026; and GEC Buying Cooperative (Georgia consortium of 40 school nutrition directors) requesting proposals for fresh produce and eggs covering approximately 72 line items with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million across two geographic areas, proposals due March 4, 2026. Procurement activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, and Florida, with secondary activity in Connecticut, Mississippi, Oregon, and California. Buy American provisions (requiring minimum 51% domestic agricultural commodity content) appear uniformly across school nutrition contracts, and local-vendor preferences or geographic sourcing mandates (sourcing within 200–400 miles of the purchasing jurisdiction) are common in farm-to-school and sustainability-focused procurements. The code shows steady activity but lacks sufficient winesap-specific solicitation data to characterize narrow market depth — vendors should expect to compete within broad fresh-apple categories where winesap is one of multiple approved varieties rather than a specified line item.