UNSPSC 50311512: Organic cortland apples

The variety of organic apples known as organic cortland apples

UNSPSC 50311512 Organic cortland apples, a Commodity code, covers fresh produce procurement by state and local educational, recreational, and health-care bodies. State and local governments buy apples and other fresh fruit under this code primarily for school nutrition programs, regional parks' food-service concessions, and health-care coalition meal services. The work ranges from single-commodity contracts (petite bananas for Madison Metropolitan School District's weekly consumption of 70–90 cases) to comprehensive fresh-produce line-item solicitations spanning 200+ produce items including multiple apple varieties, berries, root vegetables, and specialty fruits. Issuing bodies include independent school districts, county boards of education, county parks and recreation divisions, and regional health-care coalitions. School districts dominate the recent activity, typically procuring produce to support the USDA National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program with delivery to central food-production facilities and individual school sites.

Recent opportunities show concentrated activity in Georgia and Wisconsin. Madison Metropolitan School District issued two separate RFBs in July 2026 (petite bananas due July 29, 2026, and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within Wisconsin due July 29, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia sought fresh produce for 2026–27 via IFB with bids due June 26, 2026, Bartow County School System issued an RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles with proposals due June 22, 2026, and Early County Board of Education requested line-by-line food bids including fruits due June 8, 2026. Geographic preferences and local-sourcing filters appear frequently—the Wisconsin Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program specifies sourcing within 400 miles and within-state, Bartow County requires 400-mile radius sourcing, and Collier County's North Collier Regional Park ITN for concession food services (proposals due March 6, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. EST) applies a local-vendor preference of 10 evaluation points. Contract terms typically run one school or fiscal year with one- to two-year renewal options. Buy American provisions and HACCP-plan submissions are standard requirements.