UNSPSC 50311554: Organic macoun apples

The variety of organic apples known as organic macoun apples

UNSPSC 50311554 Organic macoun apples is a Commodity code. The code nominally denotes a specific apple variety, but recent state and local activity shows school districts and food-service entities buying fresh produce through broader solicitations that often list organic and conventional apple varieties alongside other fruits and vegetables. The scope encompasses delivery of fresh fruit meeting specified quality standards, ripeness grades, temperature control, case-pack configurations, and traceability documentation. Issuing bodies include county boards of education, independent school districts, county parks and recreation departments, and healthcare coalitions. School nutrition programs dominate the recent activity, with districts procuring fresh fruit as part of larger produce contracts or standalone commodity buys under the USDA National School Lunch Program and Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program. Evaluation criteria typically weight cost heavily (40%), with secondary points for vendor qualifications, product quality and safety compliance, local or diverse-business status, and references. Many solicitations impose geographic sourcing requirements (produce from within 400 miles or in-state origin), local-vendor preferences worth 5 to 10 evaluation points, and organic-product price discounts in final scoring.

Recent solicitations span Georgia, Wisconsin, and Florida. The Madison Metropolitan School District issued an RFB for petite bananas due July 29, 2026, specifying ripeness stages, case-pack counts, delivery windows, and a 98 percent fill rate, with annual contract value of $78,000 for September 2026 through June 2027. The same district released a competing RFB for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks due July 29, 2026, with a $0.20-per-pound preference discount on organic produce and sourcing limited to within 400 miles of Madison and in-state. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia released an IFB for over 200 line items of fresh produce including multiple apple varieties for the 2026-27 school year, bids due June 26, 2026. Bartow County School System in Georgia sought local fresh fruits and vegetables (within 400 miles) through RFP 10-2026-019, proposals due June 22, 2026, with contract term July 20, 2026 through June 30, 2027 and renewal options. Early County Board of Education in Georgia requested food bids including fruits and vegetables for the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, due June 8, 2026. Marion Health Care Coalition in Florida sought produce proposals due August 21, 2026 for the 2026-2027 period. Collier County in Florida issued an ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park with concession operations, proposals due March 6, 2025 (note: posted October 8, 2026; this date appears to be a data anomaly).