UNSPSC 50341586: Frozen summer rambo apples

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

UNSPSC 50341586 Frozen summer rambo apples, a Commodity code, covers frozen apple products procured by state and local nutrition and food service programs—primarily school districts, state institutional food services, and specialized nutrition programs. Recent solicitations under this code reflect broader procurement of frozen and fresh produce as part of comprehensive food service contracts spanning breakfast and lunch programs, institutional cafeterias, and USDA-funded child nutrition initiatives. The work includes supply of frozen apple varieties alongside mixed frozen vegetables, berries, and other commodity produce items meeting USDA grading, food safety, and nutrition standards for consumption by students, institutional residents, and program participants.

School districts dominate the issuing bodies soliciting produce under related commodity codes, with state health and human services agencies, county boards of education, and child nutrition authorities appearing as secondary but significant buyers. Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears as a repeat institutional buyer managing state hospitals and supported living centers. Geographic spread centers on the Southeast, particularly Georgia school systems (Hancock County, Early County, Savannah-Chatham, Bulloch County, Fulton County, and Douglas County), with Texas institutional procurement (HHSC facilities in El Paso and statewide) and representation from Connecticut, Missouri, Florida, Oregon, New Jersey, and California. Representative recent solicitations include Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) spanning 200+ line items of apples and other varieties for the 2026-27 school year; Texas Health and Human Services Commission's food and consumable products IFB (HHS0017449, due July 11, 2026) for El Paso State Supported Living Center covering supplemental food items under firm fixed pricing with CPI-W adjustment authority; and Douglas County School System's GEC Buying Cooperative RFP (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026) for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts with approximately $4.4 million estimated annual spending for Area One. Pricing is firm for contract periods with limited mid-term adjustment authority tied to verifiable market indices; delivery requirements are rigorous and standardized across jurisdictions (Monday–Friday, specified temperature and shelf-life controls, HACCP compliance, food recall procedures). Minimum insurance of $1 million general liability is standard, and Buy American provisions requiring domestic sourcing predominate in school nutrition contracts.