UNSPSC 50311523: Organic empire apples

The variety of organic apples known as organic empire apples

UNSPSC 50311523 Organic empire apples (Commodity) shows a mismatch between the code's nominal scope and recent state and local solicitation activity. The code is tagged to procure organic empire apples specifically; however, the most recent opportunities in the dataset are school nutrition RFPs and IFBs for fresh produce categories spanning dozens of items — bananas, broccoli, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, leafy greens, citrus, berries, apples in multiple varieties (Gala, Fuji, Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, Jazz), and eggs — with no emphasis on organic sourcing or empire apples in particular. The solicitations focus on conventional fresh produce supply contracts for National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program operations, often with Buy American provisions requiring domestic agricultural commodity content and HACCP compliance. Geographic spread spans Georgia (Hancock County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Glynn County, Douglas County schools), Florida (Hillsborough County), Texas (McAllen and Austin independent school districts), and Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), indicating nationwide activity among school districts and related entities. No recent opportunities targeting organic empire apples as a standalone commodity appear in the dataset; the code appears inactive or misapplied to actual state and local school nutrition procurement.

School districts and county boards of education issue the vast majority of identified solicitations. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (due July 29, 2026), with weekly usage of 70–90 cases and annual contract value of $78,000; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items (bid opening June 29, 2026, Sparta, Georgia); Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP 26039RFPDST for specialty fruits and vegetables under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (March 11, 2026 deadline, estimated annual budget of $600,000); and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 school districts across two Georgia areas with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two (proposals due March 4, 2026). This code does not reflect meaningful recent activity in organic empire apple procurement within state and local government markets.