UNSPSC 50311593: Organic white transparent apples

The variety of organic apples known as organic white transparent apples

UNSPSC 50311593 Organic white transparent apples, a Commodity code, encompasses fresh produce supply to state and local food-service operations, particularly school nutrition programs and park concession facilities. State and local governments buy fresh apples and other produce through this code to support school lunch programs, breakfast services, park food operations, and health-care facility food services. 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 Board of County Commissioners), a regional health-care coalition (Marion Health Care Coalition), and state purchasing offices (State of Georgia). School districts dominate recent activity, frequently bundling apple purchases with broader fresh-produce procurements that span multiple fruit and vegetable categories. Scope typically requires vendors to meet HACCP food-safety plans, provide traceability documentation, maintain specific ripeness or color standards, and deliver on fixed schedules to central warehouse or distribution points. Geographic sourcing preferences appear in several recent solicitations—Madison Metropolitan School District and Bartow County School System both imposed 400-mile sourcing requirements from their locations—alongside Buy American provisions and local-vendor preference scoring in county and state procurements.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Wisconsin. Hancock County Board of Education's IFB #SN002-2027 (due June 26, 2026) sought over 200 fresh-produce line items including multiple apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) for delivery to three school locations with a contract period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Madison Metropolitan School District issued RFBs 4162 and 4163 (both due July 29, 2026) for petite bananas and fresh fruit-and-vegetable snacks, projecting annual banana spending of $78,000 and weekly vegetable-snack volumes of 5,900 servings. Bartow County School System's RFP 10-2026-019 (proposals due June 22, 2026) sought local fresh fruits and vegetables with seasonal availability and farm-origin traceability for a July 20, 2026 contract start through June 30, 2027. Early County Board of Education's FY27 Food Bid (due June 8, 2026) encompassed approximately 300 food items including fresh fruits and vegetables across three schools with a July 1, 2026 contract start. Collier County Board of County Commissioners issued an ITN for North Collier Regional Park food services (due March 6, 2025, note: date appears historical relative to post date of October 8, 2026) with a local-vendor preference worth 10 evaluation points. All school-district procurements evaluated cost between 30 and 40 percent of total scoring, with service capabilities, product quality, traceability, and past performance comprising the remainder.