UNSPSC 50341541: Frozen ida red apples

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

UNSPSC 50341541 Frozen Ida Red Apples (Commodity) captures institutional food procurement where state and local governments source frozen apple products — primarily sliced, diced, or commodity-specification forms — for use in school nutrition programs, state facilities, and specialized food distribution. Recent solicitations show frozen apples being purchased as discrete line items within larger institutional grocery and food-service contracts rather than as standalone commodity buys, though one recent procurement explicitly targeted frozen apples as a primary deliverable.

State purchasing activity under this code spans a mix of state agencies, school districts, and special-purpose food-service operators. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued a direct solicitation for approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen sliced or diced apples in August 2026 (IFB S2910000017684, due August 19, 2026), with prior-year pricing at $0.797 per pound and a preference structure favoring Oregon goods and Oregon-resident bidders (combined 10 percent preference available). Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple institutional food-service contracts under which frozen apple products appear as line items within broader frozen-food or food-service grocery solicitations, including contracts serving Big Spring State Hospital, El Paso State Supported Living Center, and multiple state-supported living centers. School districts in Georgia (Hancock County and Early County) recently solicited fresh and processed apple varieties as part of comprehensive produce and food-service contracts. Geographic concentration reflects recent activity in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon), Texas (multiple HHSC contracts), and Georgia (school districts), with institutional facilities — state hospitals, corrections, supported-living centers, and school nutrition programs — representing the primary customer base. Pricing in recent solicitations remains firm fixed throughout contract terms, with delivery windows typically 45 days from order or on mutually agreed schedules, and products must meet USDA commodity specifications, FDA food-safety standards, and minimum shelf-life requirements of 90 days or per manufacturer warranty.