UNSPSC 50311536: Organic gravenstein apples

The variety of organic apples known as organic gravenstein apples

UNSPSC 50311536 Organic gravenstein apples is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual scope of state and local procurement activity supported by recent opportunities. The code nominally describes a single fruit variety, yet the recent solicitations tagged under it span fresh produce procurement for school nutrition programs across dozens of fruit and vegetable categories, processed fresh produce, eggs, and beverages. School districts and county school systems dominate the issuing-body mix—Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Bartow County School System, Early County Board of Education, Bulloch County School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Glynn County Board of Education, McAllen Independent School District, Austin Independent School District, and Douglas County School System all posted solicitations between February and July 2026. The State of Georgia posted one opportunity for food, supplies, and other kitchen products; Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida solicited for fresh produce under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. The scope of work across all recent opportunities centers on supplying fresh and processed fruits, vegetables, eggs, and beverages—often including bananas, apples, berries, broccoli, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, leafy greens, citrus fruits, potatoes, and specialty items—to school nutrition programs serving school lunch and breakfast operations at multiple school sites.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with Georgia accounting for the plurality of recent opportunities (Hancock County, Bartow County, Early County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Glynn County, and Douglas County School System) and Texas represented by McAllen Independent School District and Austin Independent School District, along with one Florida solicitation from Hillsborough County Public Schools. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas, due July 29, 2026, requesting approximately 70–90 cases weekly at an estimated annual value of $78,000, and Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts, due March 4, 2026, with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two. Most solicitations use RFP, RFB, or IFB formats with response dates between February and July 2026. Buy American provisions, HACCP plan requirements, food safety certifications, and domestic-sourcing preferences appear consistently across opportunities. The code's mismatch with the actual procurement scope signals that state and local procurement databases may be tagging multi-category fresh produce procurement under a single-item commodity code, making keyword and category-level filtering unreliable for targeting this market segment.