UNSPSC 50341518: Frozen delicious apples

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

UNSPSC 50341518 Frozen delicious apples, a Commodity code, describes institutional purchases of frozen apple products—sliced, diced, halved, or quartered forms—for school nutrition programs, state institutional facilities, and senior services operations. State and local governments procure frozen apples as shelf-stable components of food service inventories, typically bundled with broader grocery and frozen-food solicitations serving detention facilities, state hospitals, supported living centers, school districts, and county senior programs. Issuing bodies span state health and human services commissions (Texas HHSC, Oregon Department of Corrections), county boards of education (Hancock County, Early County), county commissioners (Gwinnett County), and state correctional systems. Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears repeatedly across multiple fiscal-year food service procurements for state-operated institutions statewide.

The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen sliced or diced apples under IFB S2910000017684 with bids due August 19, 2026, offering a combined 5% preference for Oregon-processed goods and a separate 5% resident-bidder preference; prior awardee Robbins Sales had supplied at $0.797 per pound on a per-case basis. The Hancock County Board of Education included multiple apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) in fresh-produce specifications under IFB SN002-2027 due June 26, 2026, though that solicitation targeted fresh rather than frozen forms. Texas HHSC procures frozen food products statewide across state hospitals and supported living centers under standing contracts such as HHS0017338V1 (estimated $9 million annually, potential $19 million over the full term through August 31, 2028) and supplemental food procurements. Geographic activity centers in Texas, Oregon, Georgia, and Ohio, with most recent volume concentrated in Texas institutional feeding and school nutrition programs. The code shows active state and local demand tied to institutional food-service cycles and annual contract renewals.