UNSPSC 50341558: Frozen northern spy apples

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

UNSPSC 50341558 Frozen northern spy apples, a Commodity code, names a single produce line item that state and local governments procure as part of broader grocery and food service solicitations. Recent activity shows frozen apples appearing as line items in institutional food contracts—most commonly school nutrition programs, state hospital and correctional facility food services, and child care operations—where they are specified alongside dozens or hundreds of other produce, protein, dairy, and pantry-staple items. The code's scope reflects what is actually being bought: individual frozen apple varieties (including northern spy, but also Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, and Jazz in other recent solicitations) procured in cases as part of comprehensive food supply contracts rather than as standalone commodity purchases. Issuing bodies include state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for state hospitals and supported living centers; Oregon Department of Corrections; New Jersey Department of Human Services), county and city school districts across multiple states (Georgia, Florida, Missouri, Connecticut, Texas), counties (Hancock County, Bulloch County, Henry County in Georgia; Fulton County in Georgia; Santa Clara County in California), and special-purpose entities such as Head Start programs. No single buyer dominates; activity is distributed across state agencies and school districts nationwide.

Geographic spread encompasses Texas (multiple HHSC and school district solicitations), Georgia (Hancock County, Bulloch County, Henry County, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County, Fulton County school systems), Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (Bridgeport), Missouri (Rockwood), Oregon, California, New Jersey, and other jurisdictions. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 (Big Spring State Hospital groceries, due July 27, 2026) and HHS0017449 (El Paso State Supported Living Center food and consumables, due July 11, 2026), both seeking frozen foods and produce as components of statewide institutional food contracts; Hancock County Board of Education IFB SN002-2027 (fresh produce for school year 2027, due June 26, 2026), which itemizes multiple apple varieties by case size; and Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative (fresh produce and eggs for 30 school districts across Georgia, due March 4, 2026, with estimated annual value of $5.5 million across two geographic areas). Frozen apples do not appear as a dominant line item in any single solicitation; they are procured as one of 200+ produce line items in school nutrition programs and one of 210+ food line items in state institutional food service contracts. Contract terms are typically annual with renewal options, pricing is firm for the initial period with adjustments permitted only upon documented market increases, and awards are made to lowest responsive and responsible bidders or on a best-value basis. Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic content (typically 51% for processed produce) and HACCP compliance appear consistently across school and state agency solicitations.