UNSPSC 50341556: Frozen mutsu apples

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

UNSPSC 50341556 Frozen mutsu apples, a Commodity code, covers frozen specialty apple varieties procured by state and local governments for institutional food service operations. Recent state and local solicitations show this code capturing demand for frozen fruit products across school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, state health and human services institutions, and child care operations. The actual buying activity spans broader frozen fruit categories — frozen berries, mixed vegetables, and specialty produce items — alongside the nominal mutsu apple specification, reflecting how purchasing offices often consolidate frozen produce procurement under produce commodity codes rather than differentiating by specific cultivar. Issuing bodies include state departments of health and human services, school districts at the county and city level, county boards of education, Head Start programs, and state correctional systems. Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears as a repeat buyer, posting multiple statewide food and consumables solicitations for state hospitals and supported living centers.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Florida, with secondary activity in Connecticut, California, Missouri, and Oregon. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for groceries at Big Spring State Hospital (bids due July 27, 2026, covering 110+ line items of food products with a prior-year spend baseline of $32,226.36); the Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce for school year 2027 (bids due June 26, 2026, spanning 200+ fresh produce line items including multiple apple varieties delivered to three school locations); the City of Bridgeport Board of Education's IFB for 1,100+ grocery line items for the National School Lunch Program (bids due June 30, 2026, with Buy American domestic-ingredient requirements and LINQ ordering system integration); and the Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat products meeting CACFP requirements (bids due June 24, 2026, estimated procurement value $969,460.94 with a pre-bid conference on April 16, 2026). School nutrition programs dominate recent solicitation volume, with multiple districts across Georgia and other states posting annual fresh-produce and frozen-food contracts tied to fiscal-year cycles (July 1 through June 30 start and end dates).