UNSPSC 50311540: Organic howgate wonder apples

The variety of organic apples known as organic howgate wonder apples

UNSPSC 50311540 Organic howgate wonder apples, a Commodity code, covers fresh fruit sourcing for school meal programs, park concessions, healthcare facilities, and institutional food service operations. State and local governments buying under this code procure fresh produce — including apples, bananas, berries, root vegetables, and processed-ready fruits and vegetable snacks — as components of USDA-funded school nutrition programs (National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program), regional park food service contracts, and healthcare coalition meal support. Issuing bodies include school district nutrition departments (Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Bartow County School System), county parks and recreation divisions (Collier County), and healthcare-focused procurement entities (Marion Health Care Coalition). School districts dominate recent activity and typically conduct line-by-line or itemized IFB or RFB solicitations specifying case sizes, ripeness stages, delivery windows, traceability documentation, and HACCP compliance; many impose geographic sourcing preferences (produce sourced within 400 miles) and apply evaluation weight to diverse-owned business certification and local-vendor preference points.

Recent opportunities cluster in Georgia and Wisconsin. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 in June 2026 for over 200 line items of fresh produce across multiple apple varieties, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, and specialty fruits for delivery through June 30, 2027. Bartow County School System (Georgia) released RFP 10-2026-019 in May 2026 for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles, with proposal due June 22, 2026 and contract award anticipated July 20, 2026. Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) posted RFB 4162 in July 2026 for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, annual value $78,000) and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (5,900 weekly servings) sourced within Wisconsin and 400 miles of Madison, both due July 29, 2026. Collier County Board of County Commissioners solicited food services for North Collier Regional Park (including concessions) via Invitation to Negotiate with response due March 6, 2025, applying a 10-point local-vendor preference. Early County Board of Education (Georgia) requested line-by-line food bids in May 2026 due June 8, 2026 encompassing 300+ food items including fresh fruits and vegetables for school meal programs through June 30, 2027.