UNSPSC 50341595: Frozen worcester apples

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

UNSPSC 50341595 Frozen worcester apples, a Commodity code, encompasses frozen apple products and related frozen fruit items that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition programs, institutional food service operations, and child nutrition assistance initiatives. Recent solicitations show purchasing across frozen apple varieties and broader frozen produce categories, with state and local issuing bodies including school districts, state health and human services agencies, and institutional food service operations seeking competitive bids on frozen fruit supplies to support meal programs serving students, patients, and residents.

School districts represent the dominant issuing body under this code, with solicitations from Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), and Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia) all requesting fresh and frozen produce for nutrition programs. State-level procurement appears in Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFBs for food and consumable products supporting state hospitals and state-supported living centers (HHS0017660 for Big Spring State Hospital due July 27, 2026, and HHS0017449 for El Paso State Supported Living Center due July 13, 2026), along with a New Jersey Department of Human Services partial rebid (26DPP01307 due June 17, 2026) for frozen vegetables supporting distribution and nutrition assistance programs. Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. (Texas) and Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) also solicited frozen or fresh produce. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, and Florida, with additional solicitations in California, Missouri, Connecticut, Oregon, and New Jersey. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas HHSC's IFB HHS0017660 (Big Spring State Hospital, due July 27, 2026, with historical baseline of $32,226.36 annually across 110+ food line items), Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB (due June 26, 2026, spanning over 200 produce items including multiple apple varieties), and Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026, with estimated spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two). Buy American provisions, HACCP compliance, and firm fixed pricing remain standard requirements across jurisdictions.