UNSPSC 50311574: Organic red rome apples

The variety of organic apples known as organic red rome apples

UNSPSC 50311574 Organic red rome apples, a Commodity code, covers fresh produce procurement by state and local governments for food service operations, including school nutrition programs, parks concessions, healthcare facility dining, and institutional cafeterias. State and local buyers solicit fresh fruits and vegetables—particularly apples, bananas, berries, and seasonal produce—for delivery to centralized food production facilities, school kitchens, and park concession areas. The scope spans individual commodity procurement (single-item produce bids for specific fruit or vegetable varieties) and broader multi-item fresh-produce frameworks where schools and counties seek vendors capable of supplying diverse seasonal offerings. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Bartow County School System), county governments (Collier County for park operations), healthcare coalitions (Marion Health Care Coalition), and state procurement offices (State of Georgia). School districts dominate recent activity, driven by USDA child nutrition program requirements and contracted food-service operations; many bids emphasize HACCP plans, domestic-sourcing preferences, Buy American compliance, and traceability documentation by farm of origin.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Wisconsin. Representative opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (due July 29, 2026, estimated annual value $78,000 for weekly deliveries of 70–90 cases to the Food Production Center), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items including multiple apple varieties for the 2026–27 school year (sealed bids due June 26, 2026), and Bartow County School System's RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (due June 22, 2026, contract term July 20, 2026 through June 30, 2027). Collier County Board of County Commissioners posted an Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park (due March 6, 2025, with a 10-point local-vendor preference). Geographic preferences and domestic-content mandates appear frequently; sourcing within 400 miles and Wisconsin-in-state requirements limit supplier pools in several active solicitations. School districts apply cost-weighted evaluation (typically 40%), with secondary emphasis on vendor qualifications, food-safety compliance, traceability documentation, and diverse-owned business status.