UNSPSC 50311535: Organic granny smith apples

The variety of organic apples known as organic granny smith apples

UNSPSC 50311535 Organic granny smith apples is a Commodity code covering the procurement of fresh organic apples by state and local government food-service operations. State and local buyers under this code purchase fresh fruit for school cafeterias, county parks and recreation facilities, health-care coalitions, and other public food-service venues. Recent solicitations show school districts and county governments procuring apples as line items within broader fresh-produce bids that also include other fruit, vegetables, and produce staples, with evaluation weighted heavily on cost, product quality and freshness guarantees, delivery compliance, and food-safety documentation such as HACCP plans and traceability records by farm of origin. The scope routinely requires specific ripeness stages, size specifications, temperature maintenance during transport, minimum fill rates on orders, and compliance with Buy American provisions for processed agricultural content when applicable.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with recent activity from Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), and Bartow County School System (Georgia). County parks and recreation departments and health-care coalitions also solicit under this code. Recent opportunities span Georgia, Wisconsin, and Florida, with geographic concentration in Georgia school districts. Representative recent solicitations include Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year due June 26, 2026, which listed Granny Smith apples among over 200 produce line items with specified case sizes and delivery to three school locations; Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Snacks due July 29, 2026, requiring sourcing within 400 miles of Madison and Wisconsin with a $0.20 per pound organic preference discount applied in price comparison; and Early County Board of Education's food bid due June 8, 2026, covering 300+ food items including fresh fruits with emphasis on domestic sourcing and delivery to three schools across the 2026-27 contract year.