UNSPSC 50311537: Organic greening apples

The variety of organic apples known as organic greening apples

UNSPSC 50311537 Organic greening apples, a Commodity code, represents fresh apple procurement by state and local governments, primarily school districts and parks departments seeking to supply fresh produce to foodservice operations, educational lunch programs, and recreational concessions. The recent solicitations show school nutrition departments as the dominant buyer type, along with county parks and recreation divisions, requesting apples as part of broader fresh-produce buys or standalone fruit line items. Work being solicited includes delivery of apples meeting specific ripeness, size, and temperature standards; compliance with HACCP food-safety plans and traceability documentation; adherence to Buy American and domestic-sourcing preferences where applicable; and fulfillment of weekly or seasonal volume commitments to multiple school delivery locations or park concession points. Vendors typically bear responsibility for packaging, transportation to designated sites, inventory rotation by sell-by date, and maintenance of quality guarantees, often with contractual substitution and credit provisions if delivered fruit fails to meet acceptance criteria.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Wisconsin school districts, with secondary activity in Florida and other states. Representative recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, contract value $78,000, due July 29, 2026) and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning multiple apple varieties among 200+ line items, due June 26, 2026, running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Bartow County School System issued RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles, due June 22, 2026, with contract running July 20, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Early County Board of Education's FY27 food bid (due June 8, 2026) included apples within a 300+ food-item procurement spanning the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program across three schools. The code shows steady quarterly activity across multiple school districts and regional parks authorities, with particular emphasis on local-sourcing preferences, food-safety compliance documentation, and firm pricing for twelve-month contract terms.