UNSPSC 50306803: Thai lessard sugar apple

The variety of sugar apples known as thai lessard sugar apple

UNSPSC 50306803 Thai Lessard Sugar Apple is a Commodity code that frames one of the narrowest product lines in state and local food procurement — a specific cultivar of fresh apple designated for school nutrition and child care programs. However, the recent opportunities block shows no solicitations for Thai Lessard sugar apples or any apple variety matching that name. Instead, state and local buyers in the block have posted RFPs, RFBs, and ITBs for broad fresh produce categories (mixed-variety apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables) serving school districts, Head Start programs, senior services, correctional facilities, and county nutrition initiatives. The code's nominal specificity does not align with actual procurement patterns: issuing bodies source produce by generic type and ripeness stage (Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, Ambrosia, red and gold varieties) rather than by proprietary cultivar names, and suppliers compete on pack size, delivery schedule, price markup above commodity indices, and service level rather than on cultivar exclusivity.

Issuing bodies in the block span school nutrition programs (Madison Metropolitan, Savannah-Chatham, Henry County, Liberty County, McAllen ISD, Austin ISD, Bulloch County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Dougherty County, Early County, Hillsborough County), county school boards (DeSoto, Hancock, Glynn), Head Start and child care agencies (City of Edinburg CACFP, Head Start of Greater Dallas), senior services (City of San Antonio), state procurement (State of Georgia), county correctional food services (Santa Clara County Sheriff), and cooperative purchasing consortia (GEC Buying Cooperative across 30 Georgia districts). Geographic concentration is strongest in Georgia and Texas, with additional activity in Florida, Connecticut, Oregon, California, Mississippi, and Wisconsin. Representative solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, $78,000 annual estimate, due July 29, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education IFB #SN002-2027 for over 200 fresh produce line items across multiple apple varieties and specialty items (due June 26, 2026), and the GEC Buying Cooperative RFP SN 26-004 serving 30 Georgia school districts across two areas with combined annual produce spending of approximately $5.5 million (due March 4, 2026). No recent opportunities posted under UNSPSC 50306803 specifically name Thai Lessard or any proprietary apple cultivar as a line item.