UNSPSC 50341577: Frozen reinette apples

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

UNSPSC 50341577 Frozen reinette apples is a Commodity code that names a single apple variety but sits within state and local procurement activity for fresh and frozen produce more broadly. The recent opportunities tagged under this code reflect the actual buying pattern: school districts, state institutional facilities, and counties procure fresh apples—fresh, frozen, and in fresh-produce contracts—as part of comprehensive food-service bids spanning hundreds of line items covering proteins, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and supplies. The mix of issuing bodies includes state health and human services departments operating state hospitals and state-supported living centers, county and municipal school boards across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Florida, and Connecticut, a county corrections facility in California, a regional Head Start organization, and county boards of education. Repeat buyers in the recent block include Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) with at least two concurrent solicitations, Georgia school districts operating through both individual RFPs and cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative, and Fulton County Schools in Georgia.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, and Florida, with secondary activity in Missouri, Connecticut, California, and Oregon. Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's July 2026 IFB for groceries at Big Spring State Hospital (bids due July 27, 2026), spanning 110 line items with historical spend of $32,226.36 annually; the Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year, specifying over 200 produce line items including multiple apple varieties (bids due June 26, 2026); and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's April 2026 bid for fresh produce covering 72 items with estimated annual demand of 21,125 cases of Fuji apples alone (bids due April 23, 2026). School nutrition programs dominate the demand signal; most solicitations require Buy American compliance with domestic sourcing preferences, HACCP certification, nutritional standards under federal child nutrition rules, and firm fixed pricing with adjustments limited to documented market conditions or CPI-linked formulas. Price holds firm for 15 to 60 days post-award, with subsequent adjustments capped at 3 to 10 percent unless supported by USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index data.