UNSPSC 50311522: Organic elstar apples

The variety of organic apples known as organic elstar apples

UNSPSC 50311522 Organic elstar apples, a Commodity code, covers fresh apple supply to state and local institutions, though recent activity under this code shows minimal direct solicitation for organic elster varietals specifically. Instead, state and local procurement offices are buying fresh produce broadly—including apples as line items within larger fresh-fruit-and-vegetable contracts—through school districts, county parks departments, health-care coalitions, and county boards of education. The scope of work encompasses delivery of fresh apples meeting quality, ripeness, and food-safety standards to institutional food-service locations, with vendors required to comply with HACCP plans, temperature-controlled transport, traceability documentation, and liability insurance. Issuing bodies are primarily school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Bartow County School System) soliciting produce under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, along with county parks departments (Collier County), county boards of education, and health-care institutions (Marion Health Care Coalition). A local-vendor preference is common, with many jurisdictions requiring produce sourcing within 400 miles and offering evaluation-point bonuses or price discounts for organic, locally grown, or diversity-certified vendors.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia and Wisconsin, with the most specific and largest recent solicitations from Hancock County Board of Education (IFB for over 200 fresh-produce line items including multiple apple varieties, bid due June 26, 2026), Bartow County School System (RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables, proposals due June 22, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District (RFB 4162 for petite bananas and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, both due July 29, 2026), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park, due March 6, 2025), and the State of Georgia (bid for food, supplies, and kitchen products, due June 22, 2026). Contracts typically run one school or fiscal year (July 1 through June 30) with renewal options. Award criteria emphasize cost (40 percent weight common), geographic preference and local sourcing (15–30 percent), vendor qualifications and references (10–20 percent), and diverse-owned business or organic certification status (5–10 percent). Organic elstar apples specifically do not appear as a named item in the recent opportunities reviewed; apples are generally listed as one commodity among many in broader fresh-produce buys rather than as a standalone, variety-specific procurement.