UNSPSC 50341522: Frozen elstar apples

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

UNSPSC 50341522 Frozen elstar apples, a Commodity code, covers the procurement of frozen sliced or diced apple products that state and local governments—particularly institutional food-service operations including state health and human services agencies, school districts, Head Start programs, and county social-service departments—source for cafeteria and nutrition-assistance distribution. Recent solicitations show state health and human services commissions in Texas and Oregon buying frozen apples for state hospitals, state supported living centers, and prisoner nutrition programs in volumes ranging from 40,000 pounds to multi-line-item food-service contracts spanning institutional campuses statewide. The code sees steady activity from issuing bodies operating large institutional foodservice networks that require commodity-grade frozen fruit with long shelf life and specification-driven sourcing to meet federal nutrition standards and food-safety compliance.

Geographic concentration centers on Texas, with multiple HHSC procurements for frozen food products across state hospitals and supported living centers, and Oregon, where the Department of Corrections issued a direct solicitation for 40,000 pounds of frozen sliced or diced apples due August 19, 2026 (IFB S2910000017684) with a 5% preference for Oregon-processed goods and a separate 5% preference for Oregon-headquartered bidders. Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017338V1 (due August 18, 2026) for 106 line items of frozen food products with an estimated annual volume of approximately $9 million across 18 qualified ordering entities statewide, with single or multiple awards anticipated. The Oregon Department of Corrections solicitation specified USDA Commodity Specifications compliance, diced-apple minimum size of 3/8 inch by 3/8 inch, FOB Destination pricing at $0.797 per pound historically, and palletized delivery with individual pallet weights not exceeding 2,500 pounds within 45 days of order. Pricing, delivery compliance, and specification adherence dominate evaluation across all recent activity; bidders compete on unit-cost basis and demonstrated capacity to meet institutional nutrition standards and food-safety certifications including FDA and USDA Good Manufacturing Practice requirements.