UNSPSC 50311573: Organic red gravenstein apples

The variety of organic apples known as organic red gravenstein apples

UNSPSC 50311573 Organic red gravenstein apples (Commodity) does not match the scope of recent state and local school nutrition procurement activity. The code nominally specifies a single organic apple variety, but recent solicitations from school districts across Georgia, Florida, and Texas procure mixed fresh produce portfolios—bananas, berries, peppers, leafy greens, citrus, eggs, and dozens of other items—under single contracts, often at the family or class level rather than by commodity. The one opportunity explicitly naming apples (Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 for the GEC Buying Cooperative, with proposals due March 4, 2026) bundles apples with approximately 72 other produce line items spanning multiple categories and does not restrict to organic or to gravenstein varieties. Madison Metropolitan School District solicited petite bananas (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Wisconsin (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026), neither involving red gravenstein apples specifically. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) listed multiple apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) across over 200 produce line items but no organic designation or gravenstein specification.

School districts across Georgia, Texas, and Florida dominate the recent activity, issuing RFPs, RFBs, and IFBs for annual produce contracts serving National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Programs. Issued bodies include Liberty County Board of Education, Glynn County Board of Education, Bulloch County School District, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Early County Board of Education, McAllen Independent School District, Austin Independent School District, and Hillsborough County Public Schools. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia, with Texas and Florida representing secondary activity. Nearly all contracts run from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, with price-fixed terms, weekly delivery schedules, HACCP and traceability mandates, and Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed items. Award is typically to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, with many districts reserving the right to split awards across multiple vendors on a line-item basis. The code shows little relevant recent activity; vendor interest should focus on broader fresh produce family and class codes under which schools actually solicit mixed commodity bundles.