UNSPSC 50311528: Organic giliflower apples

The variety of organic apples known as organic giliflower apples

UNSPSC 50311528 Organic giliflower apples is a Commodity code that state and local governments buy as part of broader food service and school nutrition procurement, though the recent opportunities block shows limited direct solicitation for organic giliflower apples specifically. Instead, state and local jurisdictions are procuring produce more broadly—fresh fruits and vegetables for school meal programs, park concessions, and healthcare facility food service—under codes that capture aggregated fresh-produce sourcing. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), and Bartow County School System (Georgia) all actively soliciting fresh produce in recent months. County parks departments (Collier County, Florida) and healthcare coalitions (Marion Health Care Coalition) also solicit under similar produce-related codes, though with lower frequency than school nutrition programs. The scope of work across these solicitations emphasizes USDA compliance, farm-of-origin traceability, food-safety certification (HACCP plans), flexible delivery scheduling, and domestic or local-sourcing preferences—particularly for school districts procuring under federal child nutrition program funding.

Activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia and Florida) and Midwest (Wisconsin), with recent bids posted May through October 2026. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for over 200 line items of fresh produce spanning apples, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, and specialty fruits for the 2026-27 school year (bids due June 26, 2026); Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, estimated $78,000 annual value, due July 29, 2026); Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (5,900 weekly servings, locally sourced within 400 miles, due July 29, 2026); Bartow County School System's RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables (400-mile sourcing requirement, due June 22, 2026); Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid encompassing 300+ food items including fruits and vegetables (due June 8, 2026); and Collier County Board of County Commissioners' ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park (due March 6, 2025, with a 10-point local-vendor preference). School districts typically weight cost at 40% and apply geographic, diverse-ownership, and local-sourcing preferences that reduce effective unit pricing for compliant vendors. No recent opportunities directly named organic giliflower apples; the code shows limited relevant procurement activity in the recent window.