UNSPSC 50351517: Frozen organic crispin apples

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

UNSPSC 50351517 Frozen organic crispin apples is a Commodity code that encompasses specialty frozen apple products procured primarily by school districts to support child nutrition and school lunch programs. State and local governments buying under this code are purchasing frozen or refrigerated produce—including fresh apples and other produce items—as line items within broader school nutrition procurement activities. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county boards of education, with occasional municipal procurement participation; school nutrition programs represent the dominant customer segment, as these jurisdictions procure fresh and frozen produce under federal child nutrition program requirements including Buy American provisions (minimum 51% domestic content for processed products), HACCP compliance, and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards. Vendors supplying frozen organic crispin apples and related produce items compete on firm pricing, delivery capacity to multiple school sites, cold-chain management, product compliance documentation, and ability to meet detailed specification requirements including labeling, nutritional disclosure, and food-safety recall procedures.

Recent activity concentrated in Georgia and Connecticut reflects the strongest procurement momentum. The Douglas County School System in Georgia issued RFP SN 26-004 (due March 4, 2026) for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across two areas with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million combined. Hancock County Board of Education, Georgia, posted IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning multiple apple varieties including Honey Crisp and Gala apples (due June 26, 2026) with delivery to three school sites. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, solicited grocery items including frozen products for the Board of Education (due June 30, 2026) under electronic bid through OpenGov with over 1,100 line items and firm pricing through June 30, 2027. Additional activity in Decatur and Savannah-Chatham County, Georgia; Early County, Georgia; Rockwood R-VI School District, Missouri; and the State of Georgia indicates widespread school nutrition procurement across the Southeast and Midwest, with most solicitations targeting July 1 to June 30 contract periods typical of school fiscal years.