UNSPSC 50341510: Frozen charles ross apples

The variety of apples known as charles ross apples that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50341510 Frozen Charles Ross apples is a Commodity code that describes frozen prepared apple products—specifically IQF or flash-frozen whole or processed apples of the Charles Ross variety. State and local governments purchase frozen apples under this code primarily for institutional food service: school districts, state hospitals, state supported living centers, correctional facilities, and child care programs use frozen apples as ingredients in meal preparation, baked goods, sauces, and ready-to-eat items. The code sits within a broader ecosystem of frozen fruit and produce procurement; recent solicitations tagged with related frozen-fruit codes show heavy demand for frozen berries, mixed vegetables, and specialty frozen items alongside fresh produce contracts.

Issuing bodies span state departments of health and human services (notably Texas HHSC and Oregon Department of Corrections), county school boards (Hancock County in Georgia, Bulloch County in Georgia, Douglas County in Georgia, Fulton County in Georgia, Early County in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia, Henry County in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, City Schools of Decatur in Georgia), municipal boards of education (Bridgeport in Connecticut, Hillsborough County in Florida), and specialized nutrition programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Rockwood Child Nutrition Services). The recent-opportunities block contains no specific citations of frozen-apple solicitations; instead, most opportunities name fresh produce, grocery staples, frozen vegetables, frozen berries, or ice cream. This suggests the Commodity code 50341510 (Frozen Charles Ross apples) either sees limited recent standalone activity or is tagged infrequently as a standalone line item—frozen apples typically appear as one of many line items within broader frozen-produce or grocery RFPs rather than as a dedicated solicitation. Geographic concentration appears heaviest in Georgia (multiple county school systems) and Texas (state health-system facilities), with secondary activity in Florida, Connecticut, Missouri, California, and Oregon. Without a directly mapped solicitation in the block, the code shows measurable but fragmented activity across state institutional food service—procurement professionals should treat this as a specialty commodity within larger food-service awards rather than a standalone contract driver.