UNSPSC 50341563: Frozen pearmain apples

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

UNSPSC 50341563 Frozen pearmain apples (Commodity) represents a narrow product category within state and local food service procurement, where jurisdictions buy specific apple varieties for institutional feeding programs rather than fresh-produce assortments broadly. The recent opportunities tied to this code show state and local food service operations—primarily school districts, state health and human services agencies, and county corrections facilities—procuring frozen fruit items alongside broader grocery and produce contracts. Work under the code spans frozen prepared fruits for school lunch and breakfast programs under USDA National School Lunch Program rules, institutional food service for state hospitals and residential care facilities, child care nutrition programs, and correctional facility food operations. Issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Bulloch County Board of Education in Georgia, City Schools of Decatur in Georgia, Fulton County Schools in Georgia, and Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri), state health and human services commissions (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), county school systems (Douglas County School System, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System), and specialized child nutrition providers (Head Start of Greater Dallas). The code sees activity across multiple states, with notable recent procurement volume in Georgia (Hancock County, Bulloch County, City Schools of Decatur, Fulton County, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County) and Texas (HHSC statewide operations), alongside scattered solicitations in Missouri, Connecticut, and California.

Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for FY27 groceries for Big Spring State Hospital (due July 27, 2026), which encompasses approximately 110 line items of proteins, prepared foods, and produce across multiple NIGP commodity classes with a prior-year historical baseline of $32,226.36; the Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce for the 2026–27 school year (bids due June 26, 2026), which itemizes over 200 fresh produce line items including multiple apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) alongside berries, cruciferous vegetables, root vegetables, and specialty items; and Head Start of Greater Dallas' IFB 26-GP for grocery products (sealed bids due June 24, 2026), which solicits primary, secondary, and tertiary suppliers of approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat products meeting Child and Adult Care Food Program requirements, with an estimated procurement value of $969,460.94. Frozen apple items appear as line items within broader school nutrition and institutional food service contracts rather than as standalone specialty procurements, indicating that vendors pursuing this code compete on unit pricing, variety compliance, and fill-rate reliability within multi-category food service agreements. Buy American provisions, HACCP documentation, federal nutrition compliance, and food safety certifications are standard requirements across all recent opportunities.