UNSPSC 50341584: Frozen stayman apples

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

UNSPSC 50341584 Frozen stayman apples is a Commodity code covering fresh frozen specialty apple varieties supplied to state institutions, school districts, and public agencies. State and local governments procure frozen apples primarily through food service contracts for institutional feeding programs—state hospitals, state supported living centers, school nutrition services, and correctional facilities. The work involves supplying pre-frozen whole or processed apple product to meet USDA grades, food safety standards including HACCP compliance, and nutritional specifications tied to federal child nutrition or institutional feeding requirements. Vendors typically quote firm fixed unit pricing on volume-based line-item bids, manage cold-chain logistics to maintain product quality during storage and delivery, and respond to warranty or quality complaints within defined timeframes. Issuing bodies span state health and human services departments (particularly Texas HHSC), county and municipal school districts across multiple states, and county correctional facilities.

Recent activity under this code concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and other southeastern states. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple institutional food service IFBs in the past six months covering frozen produce and specialty food items for state hospitals and supported living centers, with examples including IFB HHS0017660 (Big Spring State Hospital, bids due July 27, 2026) and HHS0017449 (El Paso State Supported Living Center, bids due July 13, 2026), both requiring firm fixed pricing on exhibits with 90-day minimum warranties and complaint resolution within 72 hours. Georgia school districts—including Hancock County Board of Education (IFB SN002-2027, fresh produce bid due June 26, 2026), Early County Board of Education (bid due June 8, 2026), and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Bid 26-34, due April 23, 2026)—regularly solicit fresh and frozen produce under the National School Lunch Program with Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content and delivery to multiple school sites. The Douglas County School System in Georgia released an RFP for a $9 million-annually main-line food distributor (due February 18, 2026), highlighting the scale of institutional procurement in high-enrollment districts. These solicitations consistently emphasize on-time weekly delivery, temperature control compliance, HACCP and food safety documentation, insurance minimums of $500,000 to $2,000,000 general liability, and responsiveness to state or district quality and complaint procedures.