UNSPSC 50311520: Organic earligold apples

The variety of organic apples known as organic earligold apples

UNSPSC 50311520 Organic earligold apples is a Commodity code. State and local school nutrition programs procure fresh fruit under this code to support National School Lunch Programs, School Breakfast Programs, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Programs serving elementary through high school students. Recent solicitations show school districts buying a range of fresh produce—apples, bananas, berries, melons, leafy greens, root vegetables, and other produce items—often specified by variety, pack size, case quantity, ripeness stage, and shelf-life requirements, with delivery scheduled to individual school sites on fixed weekly schedules. The code's scope encompasses both standalone fresh-produce contracts and bundled food-service procurements where produce comprises part of a larger institutional food supply. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and boards of education, with occasional state-level food-service procurement. School nutrition departments dominate the buyer base across rural and mid-sized districts, though larger urban districts and county-level cooperative purchasing vehicles also solicit regularly under or near this code.

Geographic activity clusters in Georgia and Texas, with recent opportunities posted by Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bartow County School System (Georgia), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), Douglas County School System (Georgia, serving 30 districts), and Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida). Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas due July 29, 2026, with estimated annual value of $78,000 and weekly usage of 70–90 cases; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce encompassing 200+ line items due June 26, 2026; and Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs due March 4, 2026, serving 30 districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million across two geographic areas. Most contracts run July 1 through June 30, with options for renewal, and feature evaluation criteria weighing cost heavily (typically 30–50 percent), followed by vendor qualifications, product quality, delivery performance, and diverse-owned business status. Buy American provisions, HACCP plan requirements, liability insurance thresholds ($500,000 to $2 million), and affirmative action compliance appear consistently across opportunities.