UNSPSC 50341530: Frozen gladstone apples

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

UNSPSC 50341530 Frozen gladstone apples is a Commodity code describing a narrow product line — sliced, diced, or halved frozen apples — that state and local governments procure for institutional food service at correctional facilities, state hospitals, state supported living centers, school districts, and county social-service programs. The code sees steady activity across state corrections departments, state health and human services agencies, and school nutrition programs, with solicitations structured as IFBs and RFQs for bulk quantities delivered to central warehouses or distributed across multiple facility locations. Work under this code involves meeting USDA commodity specifications for frozen-fruit products, managing tight delivery windows measured in days or weeks, maintaining cold-chain compliance, and responding to rigorous food-safety and labeling requirements tied to federal nutrition programs.

Recent procurement activity centers in Texas, Oregon, Georgia, and New Jersey. The Oregon Department of Corrections Purchasing/Contracts Division solicited approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen sliced or diced apples (S2910000017684, IFB, due August 19, 2026) with a 10% combined Oregon-goods and resident-bidder preference and prior pricing of $0.797 per pound; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple statewide IFBs for frozen food products serving state institutions, including HHS0017338V1 (July 17, 2026 posting, estimated annual volume approximately $9 million) and subordinate facility-specific procurements at El Paso, Big Spring, and Mexia state supported living centers (all posted July–August 2026 with bids due late August). School districts including Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia, June 2026) and Early County Board of Education (Georgia, May 2026) have issued fresh and frozen produce RFQs under National School Lunch Program authority. The Commodity code itself shows limited direct recent activity — the single explicitly tagged opportunity (Oregon IFB S2910000017684) is the primary signal — though frozen-apple procurement appears embedded within broader frozen-food and grocery solicitations from state health agencies and school nutrition programs across the same jurisdictions.