UNSPSC 50341522: Frozen elstar apples

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

UNSPSC 50341522 Frozen elstar apples is a Commodity code representing a specific frozen fruit product that state and local governments procure primarily as part of broader grocery and food service contracts for institutional food service operations, not as a standalone line item. Recent state and local solicitations show frozen apples appearing as one item among hundreds in comprehensive food procurement efforts serving schools, state hospitals, state supported living centers, and other public institutions, rather than as a dedicated procurement category. The code sees activity from state health and human services commissions, school districts, and county boards of education sourcing institutional food supplies under combined fresh, frozen, and pantry-staple grocery contracts where frozen fruit, vegetables, proteins, and prepared foods are bundled together. Issuing bodies span state-level health departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), state-supported facility operators (Florida), county school districts (Georgia, Connecticut, Missouri), city school systems, and county correction departments, with no single repeat buyer dominating the recent-opportunities block. Geographic spread covers Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Missouri, Florida, Oregon, California, and other states, with particular density in school nutrition procurement across the Southeast and in state institutional foodservice contracting in Texas.

Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for FY27 groceries for Big Spring State Hospital (bids due July 27, 2026), encompassing approximately 110 line items across proteins, prepared foods, dairy, pantry staples, and beverages with a prior-year historical spend of $32,226.36 for the September 2024–August 2025 contract period; and the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' IFB BID052266 for grocery items supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department (bids due June 30, 2026), spanning over 1,100 line items including breakfast items, frozen products, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and meat products with Buy American provisions requiring at least 51% domestic agricultural ingredients. Similar activity appears in school nutrition RFPs from Hancock County Board of Education (fresh produce including multiple apple varieties, bids due June 26, 2026), Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools (72 fresh produce items with 21,125 cases of Fuji apples estimated annually, bids due April 23, 2026), and Head Start of Greater Dallas (approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods and produce, bids due June 24, 2026). All contracts emphasize firm fixed pricing, delivery compliance, HACCP certification, and Buy American or domestic sourcing preferences where applicable.