UNSPSC 50341500: Frozen apples

The fleshy usually rounded and red, yellow, or green edible pome fruit of a tree (genus malus) of the rose family that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50341500 Frozen apples, a Class code, represents a narrow commodity line within the broader food and beverage procurement landscape, yet recent state and local solicitations show it being procured primarily as part of large, multi-item grocery and food service contracts rather than as a standalone frozen-apple purchase. State and local governments buying under this code typically embed frozen-apple line items within comprehensive food service solicitations spanning proteins, produce, dairy, pantry staples, and prepared foods for institutional cafeterias, child nutrition programs, and state-supported facilities. Issuing bodies include school districts (elementary through high school nutrition programs), state health and human services agencies operating hospitals and supported living centers, county boards of education, Head Start providers, and detention facilities. The mix reflects the dominance of school nutrition procurement, which accounts for the majority of recent visible activity under commodity codes in this family.

Geographic spread of recent activity centers on Texas, Georgia, and Florida, with additional solicitations from Connecticut, Missouri, Oregon, New Jersey, and California. Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears as a repeat buyer, issuing multiple statewide food and consumable product solicitations in recent months (IFB HHS0017660 for Big Spring State Hospital due July 27, 2026; IFB HHS0017449 for El Paso State Supported Living Center due July 11, 2026; IFB HHS0016792 for supplemental food and consumables statewide with maximum potential value of $4.5 million). Georgia school districts dominate the visible pipeline, including Hancock County Board of Education (fresh produce IFB due June 26, 2026), Early County Board of Education (food bid due June 8, 2026), City Schools of Decatur (frozen foods and grocery IFB due May 15, 2026), and Henry County Schools (food items and products IFB due May 5, 2026). Smaller, discrete frozen-apple purchases do not appear in the recent opportunity stream; the code's activity is subsumed within large-value, multi-vendor, multi-category food service solicitations. Vendors pursuing this code should expect to compete on comprehensive product lines and integrated logistics capability rather than specialty frozen-fruit sourcing.