UNSPSC 50341585: Frozen stayman winesap apples

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

UNSPSC 50341585 Frozen stayman winesap apples (Commodity) represents a narrow product line — specifically frozen Stayman Winesap apple products — that state and local procurement offices rarely solicit independently; instead, frozen apple purchases typically occur as a single line item within much larger food-service or nutrition-assistance procurements. The code sees sporadic but geographically dispersed activity, driven by state institutional food service (hospitals, supported living centers, correctional facilities) and school nutrition programs that embed frozen fruit among dozens or hundreds of grocery items. When solicited, frozen apples appear alongside frozen mixed vegetables, other fruit products, and complementary proteins rather than as standalone commodities, reflecting bundled food-service supply chains. Issuing bodies are predominantly state-level nutrition and corrections agencies in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, alongside county and municipal school districts and regional organizations (Gwinnett County, Hancock County, Collier County, Head Start of Greater Dallas). The volume per line item typically ranges from 500 to 40,000 pounds depending on facility size and service scope.

The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen sliced or diced apples (meeting USDA Commodity Specifications for Fruit) for delivery to the ODOC Central Distribution Center in Salem under IFB S2910000017684, with bids due August 19, 2026; ODOC offers combined 5% Oregon-goods and 5% resident-bidder preference for a maximum 10% total preference, and historical pricing was $0.797 per pound for 20-pound cases. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued multiple frozen-food procurements across state hospitals and supported living centers (HHS0017338, HHS0017449, HHS0016792V2) that included frozen fruits and vegetables as line items within broader institutional food-service contracts, with contract values ranging from $1.5 million to $9 million annualized, emphasizing delivery capacity to multiple state campuses and compliance with USDA grading and temperature requirements. School districts in Georgia (Hancock County, Early County) and Connecticut (Bridgeport) embedded fresh and frozen fruit line items in larger fresh-produce and grocery RFPs totaling hundreds to over one thousand line items each. Recent activity clusters in Texas (state-level institutional food service), Georgia (school districts and county nutrition programs), Oregon (corrections), and Connecticut (school-based nutrition), with response dates throughout mid-August through late October 2026.