UNSPSC 50341571: Frozen red chief apples

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

UNSPSC 50341571 Frozen red chief apples (Commodity) represents a narrow slice of the broader fresh and frozen produce category that state and local governments procure for institutional food service—specifically school nutrition programs, state hospitals, correctional facilities, and child care operations. The code's nominal scope focuses on a single apple variety, but the recent solicitations show that state and local buyers rarely purchase frozen red chief apples in isolation; instead, they source frozen and fresh produce as part of comprehensive grocery and food service contracts that span dozens or hundreds of line items. The actual buying activity under this code is embedded in much larger food procurement vehicles where produce represents one commodity class among proteins, dairy, dry goods, and consumables, with vendors expected to supply multiple produce varieties and pack sizes to meet institutional meal planning and nutrition program requirements.

State and local issuing bodies procuring under this code span school districts, state health and human services agencies, county boards of education, and correctional facilities across multiple states. School districts dominate the recent activity—Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia), Henry County Schools (Georgia), City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), Fulton County Schools (Georgia), Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), and Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri)—with state-level procurement from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the Oregon Department of Corrections appearing as repeat issuers. The geographic concentration is striking: Georgia school districts account for the majority of posted opportunities, with secondary activity in Texas, Connecticut, Missouri, and Oregon. Representative recent solicitations include the Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce (due June 26, 2026) spanning over 200 line items including multiple apple varieties, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for groceries at Big Spring State Hospital (due July 27, 2026) covering approximately 110 line items including produce, and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's bid for fresh produce (due April 23, 2026) requesting 21,125 cases of Fuji apples alone alongside 71 other produce line items. Most school nutrition contracts are awarded on a firm fixed-price basis for twelve-month terms beginning July 1, with delivery required multiple days per week to multiple school sites, Buy American compliance for domestic agricultural commodities, HACCP certification, product samples subject to blind testing, and general liability insurance minimums of $500,000 to $2,000,000.