UNSPSC 50351503: Frozen organic api apples

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

UNSPSC 50351503 Frozen organic api apples is a Commodity code that describes frozen, organic apple products sold to state and local government food service operations — specifically school districts procuring ingredients for the National School Lunch Program and related child nutrition services. Recent opportunities show that the code encompasses frozen apple products within broader grocery and produce solicitations issued by school nutrition departments. The issuing bodies are school districts and school boards across multiple states, including the Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Early County Board of Education in Georgia, City Schools of Decatur in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, and Douglas County School System in Georgia. These jurisdictions solicit frozen and fresh produce as line items within larger food service contracts that span hundreds of products — frozen items, fresh produce, dairy, meats, grains, and prepared entrees — all subject to USDA compliance, Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP food safety plans, and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards including whole-grain requirements and no-nuts specifications.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Georgia, with multiple school districts issuing separate solicitations for fresh produce and comprehensive grocery items between February and June 2026. Representative opportunities include the Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce (posted June 10, 2026, due June 26, 2026) specifying over 200 line items including multiple apple varieties delivered to three school locations, and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's bid for fresh produce (posted March 22, 2026, due April 23, 2026) calling for 72 produce items with estimated annual orders reaching 21,125 cases for Fuji apples alone. The Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut issued a broader grocery items IFB (posted June 30, 2026, due June 30, 2026) covering over 1,100 line items including frozen products, with delivery to the central warehouse and designated school sites on a firm fixed-price, Net 45 payment basis. Across these solicitations, vendors must maintain commercial general liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $2,000,000, comply with E-Verify authorization requirements, provide HACCP plans with 24/7 food recall accessibility, and accept pricing firm for the contract period — typically July 1 through June 30 annually — with no fuel surcharges permitted and transportation costs included in bid pricing.