UNSPSC 50311562: Organic paula red apples

The variety of organic apples known as organic paula red apples

UNSPSC 50311562 Organic paula red apples is a Commodity code. State and local governments use it to procure fresh produce for institutional food service operations, particularly within school nutrition programs and park concessions. The work being solicited under this code spans supply and delivery of fresh fruit meeting specified ripeness, size, quality, and food-safety standards, with vendors typically responsible for packaging, labeling, traceability documentation, temperature control during delivery, and compliance with HACCP requirements. Recent opportunities show school districts and county park systems as primary buyers, with contracts frequently structured around academic calendar cycles (July through June fiscal years) and peak-season athletic events. Vendors encounter mixed evaluation frameworks across jurisdictions—some weight cost heavily (40 percent) while others emphasize seasonal variety, geographic sourcing, sample quality documentation, and local-vendor preferences or geographic-proximity discounts.

School districts dominate recent activity under this code, with Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Bartow County School System, and Early County Board of Education all posting RFBs or RFPs for fresh produce in the past six months. Collier County Board of County Commissioners is an outlier, soliciting food services (including produce) via ITN for North Collier Regional Park concessions, while Marion Health Care Coalition sought general produce proposals for the 2026-2027 period. Geographic concentration is strongest in Georgia and Wisconsin, with recent activity also in Florida and multistate procurement windows. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (70-90 cases weekly, $78,000 annual estimated value, delivery by July 29, 2026) and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for over 200 produce line items spanning multiple apple varieties, berries, and vegetables (bids due June 26, 2026, contract period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027). Bartow County School System's RFP 10-2026-019 and Hancock County's Buy American provision (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content for processed products) signal an emerging local-sourcing and domestic-content preference trend across institutional buyers.