UNSPSC 50341581: Frozen spartan apples

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

UNSPSC 50341581 Frozen spartan apples, a Commodity code, covers fresh-frozen specialty apple products supplied to institutional food service operations across state and local government. State and local jurisdictions procure these items primarily for school nutrition programs and correctional or health-and-human-services facilities, typically as line items within broader groceries or produce contracts rather than as standalone sole-source purchases. Issuing bodies include school districts (elementary through secondary), state health-and-human-services agencies operating state hospitals and state supported living centers, county boards of education, and correctional facilities. The code sees activity across Texas, Georgia, Florida, California, Missouri, Connecticut, Oregon, and New Jersey, with particular concentration in Texas (through the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's multi-facility procurement) and Georgia school districts. Recent opportunities show frozen specialty produce solicited alongside comprehensive grocery and fresh produce line items, reflecting how state and local buyers integrate frozen apple products into diversified food-service contracts rather than purchasing them discretely.

Representative recent procurements demonstrate the embedded nature of frozen-spartan-apple activity: the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 (posted July 13, 2026, due July 27, 2026) covers approximately 110 line items of groceries for Big Spring State Hospital, blending proteins, prepared foods, dairy, pantry staples, and beverages under a single contract; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB SN002-2027 (posted June 10, 2026, due June 26, 2026) solicits fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year across multiple apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) and over 200 produce line items delivered to three school sites; and Head Start of Greater Dallas' IFB 26-GP (posted June 24, 2026, due June 24, 2026) seeks primary, secondary, and tertiary suppliers of approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods and produce for child-care programs serving ages 6 weeks to 5 years under Child and Adult Care Food Program standards. No recent opportunities isolate frozen Spartan apples as a discrete commodity, indicating that vendors typically compete on this line item as part of integrated produce or grocery contracts where price, delivery, quality, and compliance with nutrition standards (whole-grain requirements, sodium caps, no artificial additives) drive awards. Buy American provisions (domestic agricultural content minimums of 51 percent for processed items and fresh-source preferences where cost-competitive) appear in school and Head Start solicitations. Contract terms commonly run one year with multiple optional renewal periods, and evaluation favors lowest responsive bid combined with vendor capability, past performance, and specification compliance.