UNSPSC 50341565: Frozen pippin apples

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

UNSPSC 50341565 Frozen pippin apples (Commodity) covers frozen apple products supplied to state and local institutional food service operations, including correctional facilities, state hospitals, supported living centers, and school nutrition programs. Recent opportunities show state health and human services commissions, county school districts, and municipal school systems procuring frozen and fresh apples as line items within broader grocery and produce solicitations. The work spans single-item commodity supplies to multi-line institutional food service contracts where apples appear alongside proteins, dairy, vegetables, and prepared foods to support inmate meals, patient nutrition, and student lunch programs.

Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued two major statewide food service procurements—IFB HHS0016792 (supplemental food and consumables for state hospitals and supported living centers, posted February 26, 2026, bid due March 19, 2026) and HHS0017660 (groceries for Big Spring State Hospital, posted July 13, 2026, due July 27, 2026)—both covering approximately 210 line items including frozen and fresh produce. School districts across Georgia have posted multiple solicitations naming fresh apples as distinct line items: Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB (June 10, 2026, due June 26, 2026) specified over 200 produce items including multiple apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz); Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's annual fresh produce bid (March 22, 2026, due April 23, 2026) estimated 21,125 cases of Fuji apples alone across 60 school sites; and Douglas County School System's produce RFP for the GEC Buying Cooperative (February 4, 2026, due March 4, 2026) covered 72 produce line items for 30 districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million in Area One and $1.1 million in Area Two. Georgia school districts dominate recent activity, with concurrent activity in Texas institutional procurement and sporadic opportunity in other states. State procurement offices and school nutrition authorities conduct these purchases annually, typically with fiscal-year contract terms (July 1 through June 30) and multi-year renewal options. Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content appear in school lunch procurements; Texas state hospital contracts require firm, fixed unit pricing with CPI adjustments at renewal. Most opportunities award on lowest responsive and responsible bidder or best value, with multiple vendors frequently selected to supply different line items or geographic zones.