UNSPSC 50311572: Organic red delicious apples

The variety of organic apples known as organic red delicious apples

UNSPSC 50311572 Organic red delicious apples is a Commodity code covering fresh fruit procurement by state and local food service operations — chiefly school districts and county park departments. The recent solicitations show that state and local governments under this code buy fresh produce items, including apples among broader fresh-fruit line items, for school nutrition programs (breakfast and lunch), park concession operations, and healthcare coalition food service. The work entails vendor selection based on product quality, delivery compliance, food-safety certification (HACCP plans), pricing competitiveness, and adherence to local-sourcing or regional-preference rules where applicable. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with Hancock County Board of Education, Madison Metropolitan School District, Early County Board of Education, and Bartow County School System all active in recent months; county park departments and healthcare entities (Marion Health Care Coalition) appear less frequently.

Recent opportunities span Georgia, Wisconsin, and Florida. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 in June 2026, seeking sealed bids on fresh produce including multiple apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) alongside berries, cruciferous vegetables, and specialty fruits with bids due June 26, 2026 and contract running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) posted RFB 4162 and RFB 4163 in July 2026 for petite bananas and fresh fruit-and-vegetable snacks respectively, with a 400-mile local-sourcing requirement and bids due July 29, 2026. Bartow County School System (Georgia) issued RFP 10-2026-019 in May 2026 for local fresh fruits and vegetables from farms within 400 miles, with a June 22, 2026 proposal deadline and a July 20, 2026 anticipated award. Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) posted an ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park via the Parks and Recreation Division in October 2026, with proposals due March 6, 2025 (note: due date appears as past date in source; this may reflect a data-entry error). School districts typically weight cost between 30 and 40 percent in scoring, with remaining points distributed across vendor qualifications, food-safety compliance, local-business and diversity preferences, and past performance; Buy American provisions, HACCP certification, E-Verify compliance, and $500,000 to $1 million general liability insurance are standard contract conditions.