UNSPSC 50341578: Frozen rome beauty apples

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

UNSPSC 50341578 Frozen Rome Beauty Apples, a Commodity code, encompasses procurement of fresh and frozen apple products for state and local institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and correctional facilities. State and local governments soliciting under this code buy frozen and fresh produce as components of broader grocery and food-supply contracts rather than as standalone commodity purchases; the code sits within a family of agricultural commodity procurement that includes vegetables, berries, eggs, and related fresh or processed produce items for institutional kitchens, detention facilities, and child nutrition programs.

The issuing-body mix reflects heavy participation by school districts and state health and human services agencies. School nutrition programs dominate the recent activity, with Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Douglas County School System (Georgia), Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), Henry County Schools (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), and Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) all posting solicitations that include fresh produce lines. State agencies buying for institutional facilities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (supporting state hospitals and state supported living centers statewide), Oregon Department of Corrections, and county correctional systems. Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education Food & Nutrition Services also appear as issuing bodies. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Missouri, Oregon, Connecticut, New Jersey, and California. Representative recent solicitations include Hancock County Board of Education IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce (sealed bids due June 26, 2026, spanning over 200 line items including multiple apple varieties); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017660 for groceries for Big Spring State Hospital (bids due July 27, 2026, with apples and frozen produce among 110 line items); and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System Bid 26-34 for fresh produce (sealed bids due April 23, 2026, with 72 produce items including apples and an estimated annual quantity of 21,125 cases for Fuji apples alone). Buy American provisions requiring domestic sourcing, HACCP compliance, nutritional standards, and firm fixed pricing throughout contract periods are standard across the code.