UNSPSC 50311542: Organic james grieve apples

The variety of organic apples known as organic james grieve apples

UNSPSC 50311542 Organic james grieve apples, a Commodity code, shows minimal activity in state and local procurement that matches its nominal scope. State and local school districts are actively soliciting fresh produce through RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs, but the recent opportunities under this code predominantly involve bananas, mixed fresh fruits and vegetables, and prepared produce items for school nutrition programs rather than organic James Grieve apples specifically. The Madison Metropolitan School District solicited petite bananas (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026) and mixed fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026), while other Georgia school districts—Hancock County, Bartow County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Glynn County, and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System—issued comparable RFPs and IFBs for broad produce portfolios spanning apples of multiple varieties, bananas, berries, vegetables, and eggs. Texas school districts, including Austin and McAllen Independent School Districts, similarly sought mixed fresh produce and beverages. The issuing bodies are exclusively school districts and their cooperative purchasing vehicles, all serving National School Lunch Programs and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Programs.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Wisconsin, Florida, and multi-state cooperative arrangements like the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia districts. Representative solicitations include the Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce (due June 26, 2026) specifying over 200 line items including multiple apple varieties but not James Grieve specifically, the Glynn County Board of Education IFB 27-02 for fresh produce (due April 14, 2026), and the Douglas County School System RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative for produce and eggs (due March 4, 2026) covering approximately 72 line items across two geographic procurement areas. The code shows little evidence of state or local procurement specifically targeting organic James Grieve apples; instead, districts procure commodity-grade mixed fresh produce under volume-based contracts with flexible vendor selection, requiring USDA compliance, HACCP plans, Buy American provisions, and delivery to multiple school sites. Pursue this code only if your firm supplies institutional fresh produce broadly; organic varietal-specific procurement does not appear to be driving activity at this code level.