UNSPSC 50341544: Frozen jester apples

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

UNSPSC 50341544 Frozen jester apples (Commodity) represents a narrow product line within state and local food procurement, though recent activity shows minimal direct solicitation for this specific item. State and local governments purchasing under this code are primarily institutional food service operators—school districts, state hospitals, state supported living centers, and county social services departments—acquiring frozen fruit products as components of broader food-service contracts rather than as standalone line items. The work typically involves supplying frozen sliced or diced apples meeting USDA commodity specifications, with strict compliance on sizing (minimum 3/8 inch by 3/8 inch for diced), temperature maintenance (not exceeding 10 degrees Fahrenheit), minimum shelf life (typically one year from Best Use By Date), and Country of Origin labeling. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections, state health and human services commissions, county boards of education, county social services, and regional child care networks, with Texas Health and Human Services Commission and state education procurement offices appearing most frequently in recent solicitation activity. Most frozen fruit procurement occurs as part of larger institutional food-service blanket contracts covering dozens or hundreds of line items across proteins, prepared foods, dairy, and produce rather than as single-commodity buys.

The Oregon Department of Corrections posted a direct solicitation for approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen sliced or diced apples (Solicitation S2910000017684, bids due August 19, 2026, IFB format) to the ODOC Central Distribution Center in Salem, with a 5% Oregon goods preference and 5% resident-bidder preference available for a maximum 10% combined preference. Historical pricing from September 2024 was $0.797 per pound for 20-pound cases, with Robbins Sales as the prior awardee. Texas HHSC has issued multiple frozen-food solicitations spanning frozen products more broadly (HHS0017338V1 for 106 line items of frozen foods to state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, estimated annual volume approximately $9 million; HHS0017660V2 for Big Spring State Hospital groceries including frozen components, historical value $32,226.36 annually), though these do not isolate frozen apples as a distinct line. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) included multiple apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) in a fresh-produce solicitation (PE67080NONST2027000000013, bids due June 26, 2026), but this covers fresh rather than frozen product. Direct frozen-jester-apple solicitations appear infrequent; the code's procurement activity is concentrated in Texas (HHSC statewide), Oregon (state corrections), and scattered school-district buys, typically as a minor component within institutional food blanket contracts rather than as a standalone commodity.