UNSPSC 50341508: Frozen calville blanche d'hiver apples

The variety of apples known as calville blanche d'hiver apples that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50341508 Frozen calville blanche d'hiver apples is a Commodity code that covers frozen specialty apple products, though state and local procurement records show scant recent activity specifically matching this narrow product specification. The single directly relevant recent solicitation—Oregon Department of Corrections' August 2026 IFB for approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen sliced or diced apples—demonstrates that institutional buyers (prisons, state hospitals, and supported living centers) do procure frozen apple products as part of broader food-service contracts, but the volume and frequency of opportunities specifically for this Commodity code's variety-specific and form-specific definition remain limited. Recent activity instead shows much stronger demand for frozen produce generically (mixed vegetables, specialty frozen items) and fresh produce across state nutrition programs, school districts, and state-supported facilities. Issuing bodies soliciting frozen food products include state health and human services agencies managing institutional feeding (Texas HHSC, Oregon DOC), county boards of education, and regional park and recreation departments. Texas dominates the recent solicitation volume, with multiple HHSC IFBs for broad frozen and fresh food procurement supporting state hospitals and supported living centers; Georgia, Oregon, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Texas also show recent food-procurement activity.

Oregon Department of Corrections posted an IFB (S2910000017684) on August 5, 2026 for approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen sliced or diced apples (minimum 3/8 inch for diced product) to be delivered to the ODOC Central Distribution Center in Salem, with bids due August 19, 2026. The IFB offered a combined 5 percent preference for Oregon goods and a separate 5 percent for Oregon-resident bidders (maximum 10 percent total), included historical pricing at $0.797 per pound for 20-pound cases with prior awardee Robbins Sales, and required FOB Destination pricing with all transportation embedded. Texas HHSC's concurrent frozen-food procurement activity (IFB HHS0017338V1, posted July 17, 2026, for 106 line items of frozen products across state hospitals and supported living centers with estimated annual volume of approximately $9 million) shows institutional demand remains robust but operates at the broader frozen-commodity family level rather than single-variety frozen-apple specifications. The Commodity code's narrow product definition and the infrequency of standalone frozen-apple buys suggest this code captures a small slice of state and local procurement—most institutional demand appears through Family-level frozen-food codes or line-item inclusion in multi-category food service IFBs.