UNSPSC 50341519: Frozen duchess apples

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

UNSPSC 50341519 Frozen duchess apples, a Commodity code, covers procurement of specialty apple varieties for institutional food service operations in schools, state hospitals, and other state and local facilities. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying frozen apples as components of comprehensive grocery and produce bids spanning dozens to hundreds of line items—typically as one item among broader frozen fruit, vegetable, and meal-support categories rather than as standalone single-item procurements. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (elementary through high school), state health and human services agencies operating hospitals and supported living centers, county boards of education, and a small number of special-purpose agencies such as Head Start programs and county detention facilities. Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Georgia school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Early County Board of Education, Henry County Schools, City Schools of Decatur, Fulton County Schools), and Missouri school districts (Rockwood R-VI) appear most frequently in recent activity; Texas agencies show particularly sustained volume across multiple facilities and regions.

Geographic activity clusters heavily in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Missouri, Connecticut, New Jersey, California, and Oregon. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB (PE67080NONST2027000000013, due June 26, 2026) covering over 200 fresh produce line items including multiple apple varieties with estimated annual delivery to three school locations; Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food and consumable products IFB HHS0017660 (due July 27, 2026) for Big Spring State Hospital encompassing approximately 110 line items with prior-year baseline of $32,226.36; and City of Bridgeport Board of Education grocery items IFB BNB052266 (due June 30, 2026) spanning over 1,100 line items for the National School Lunch Program with Buy American requirements and blind testing at vendor expense. Pricing across these solicitations is submitted on firm fixed-unit-rate basis with delivery included; contract terms typically run July through June annual cycles with renewal options up to three to five years. Most school district procurements emphasize USDA compliance, HACCP plans, domestic sourcing preferences, and nutrition standards (whole grain, low sodium, no artificial additives).