UNSPSC 50341538: Frozen greensleeves apples

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

UNSPSC 50341538 Frozen greensleeves apples, Commodity code, covers fresh-pack and frozen fruit products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service — primarily school districts, state health and human services facilities, and correctional systems. State and local buyers soliciting under this code acquire frozen berries, specialty apples, fresh produce, and related fruit items as components of comprehensive school nutrition, child nutrition, and institutional food service contracts rather than as standalone commodity purchases.

The issuing bodies span school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Fulton County Schools, Douglas County School System, City Schools of Decatur, Early County Board of Education, Henry County Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Hillsborough County Public Schools), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, which procures for state hospitals and state supported living centers), Head Start programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc.), county correctional facilities (Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office), and school boards participating in regional cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 school districts in Georgia). Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast — Georgia, Texas, and Florida — with additional activity in Missouri, Connecticut, Oregon, New Jersey, and California. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 (FY27 Groceries for Big Spring State Hospital, due July 27, 2026) seeking proteins, prepared foods, dairy, beverages, and food service supplies across 110 line items with historical spend of $32,226.36; Head Start of Greater Dallas's IFB 26-GP (Invitation for Bids Grocery Products, due June 24, 2026) procuring approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat products for child care serving 6 weeks to 5 years at an estimated value of $969,460.94; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB SN002-2027 (Fresh Produce SY27, due June 26, 2026) covering over 200 line items of fresh produce including multiple apple varieties, berries, and root vegetables; and the County of Santa Clara's ITB (Dried Fruits and Nuts, due February 5, 2026) seeking dried raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans on an all-or-none basis for a five-year contract term. School districts typically weight unit price heavily in evaluations, require Buy American provisions (minimum 51% domestic agricultural content for processed products), demand HACCP plans with 24/7 recall capability, mandate firm fixed pricing with limited escalation (often 3% to 10% thresholds tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or CPI documentation), and retain flexibility to award to single or multiple vendors on a line-item basis.