UNSPSC 50341591: Frozen wealthy apples

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

UNSPSC 50341591 Frozen wealthy apples is a Commodity code used by state and local procurement offices to classify bids for frozen apple products — typically sliced, diced, halved, or quartered apples meeting USDA commodity specifications. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers procuring frozen apples for institutional food service, including state hospitals, supported living centers, school districts, and senior services departments. The work involves supplying pre-processed frozen apple inventory to multiple delivery locations under firm fixed-price contracts with strict product specification, temperature, shelf-life, and delivery-timing requirements. Issuing bodies include state health and human services commissions, state departments of corrections, county boards of education, and city/county senior services departments. The code sees activity primarily from institutional food service procurement across state agencies and school districts rather than from individual municipalities or transit authorities.

Recent opportunities span Texas, Oregon, Georgia, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen sliced or diced apples with a bid due August 19, 2026 (IFB S2910000017684), offering a combined 5% Oregon-goods and 5% resident-bidder preference totaling up to 10%, with historical pricing at $0.797 per pound. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple frozen food procurements, including HHS0017338 for frozen food products across state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (IFB posted July 17, 2026, due August 18, 2026) with an estimated annual volume of approximately $9 million and maximum potential contract value of $19 million over the full contract period. The City of Bridgeport and school districts in Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas regularly solicit fresh and frozen produce including apples for school nutrition programs under Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51% domestic agricultural content. Contracts typically run one to three years with firm fixed pricing and weekly or monthly delivery schedules; vendors must comply with USDA grading, FDA food safety standards, and nutritional labeling requirements, maintain cold-chain integrity through specified temperature ranges, and provide HACCP documentation and product traceability for recall purposes.