UNSPSC 50341540: Frozen howgate wonder apples

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

UNSPSC 50341540 Frozen howgate wonder apples is a Commodity code that state and local governments rarely buy under this specific designation; the recent opportunities show the code is poorly aligned with actual procurement activity in school nutrition, institutional food service, and state health facilities. The source includes 21 recent state and local solicitations spanning January through July 2026, but none explicitly name frozen Howgate Wonder apples or match the code's narrow product scope. Instead, issuing bodies—chiefly school districts (Bridgeport, Fulton, Douglas, Henry, Hancock, Savannah-Chatham, Bulloch, Early County), state health agencies (Texas HHSC, New Jersey DHHS), county correctional systems (Santa Clara), Head Start programs, and Oregon corrections—solicit comprehensive grocery, produce, and food-service contracts that bundle apples among dozens or hundreds of line items. When apples appear in recent bids, they span multiple varieties (Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz, Ambrosia) in both fresh and frozen form, often as one commodity among 200+ produce line items within a single IFB or RFP.

The geographic spread includes Texas (HHSC solicitations HHS0017660, HHS0017449, HHS0016792V2, and HHS0016792 for state hospitals and supported living centers), Georgia (Hancock County Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Henry County Schools, Savannah-Chatham Schools, Early County Schools, Fulton County Schools, and Douglas County Schools through GEC cooperative), Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), Florida (Hillsborough County), Oregon (Department of Corrections), California (Santa Clara County), and New Jersey (DHHS). Representative opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education (IFB #SN002-2027, fresh produce including multiple apple varieties, due June 26, 2026), Bridgeport Board of Education (IFB BNB052266, 1,100+ grocery line items including frozen produce, due June 30, 2026), and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Bid 26-34, fresh produce with 21,125 annual cases of Fuji apples, due April 23, 2026). The code shows little procurement intent tied specifically to frozen Howgate Wonder apples; vendors pursuing this category should monitor school nutrition and institutional food-service RFPs where apples are line items in broader produce and grocery contracts, not standalone commodities.