UNSPSC 50351524: Frozen organic flower of kent apples

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

UNSPSC 50351524 Frozen organic flower of Kent apples is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific processed apple product, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it predominantly solicit broad-based food procurement for school nutrition programs, senior services, and institutional food service rather than frozen organic apple flowers specifically. Gwinnett County's IWQ 140229 (informal written quote, due October 19, 2026) seeks approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including peanut butter, canned proteins, rice, pasta, and canned vegetables for senior services; Hancock County Schools' IFB #SN002-2027 (sealed bid, due June 26, 2026) requests over 200 line items of fresh produce including multiple apple varieties, berries, and vegetables for school meal programs; Early County Schools' FY27 food bid (due June 8, 2026) encompasses approximately 300 food items plus non-food supplies for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs; and the City of Bridgeport's grocery-items bid (due June 30, 2026) covers over 1,100 line items for the Bridgeport Board of Education under Buy American and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act compliance requirements. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts and county education boards, along with county senior services departments and municipal purchasing on behalf of school systems, reflecting the institutional food-service focus of recent activity under this code.

Recent opportunities concentrate in Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County, Early County, and the State of Georgia) and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), with school nutrition programs and senior meal services driving the bulk of procurement volume. Vendors pursuing these opportunities must accommodate multiple delivery locations, meet USDA nutrition and Buy American standards where applicable, comply with HACCP and food-safety documentation requirements, carry liability insurance (typically $500,000 to $1,000,000 per occurrence), submit nutritional analyses and product labels, provide references and debarment certifications, and accept firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges. Contract terms typically run July 1 through June 30 with 12-month initial periods and optional extensions. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (frozen organic apple flowers) and the actual procurement activity suggests either systematic tagging misalignment or that this code captures a narrow subset of broader food-service buys; vendors should verify relevance when responding to opportunities posted under this code.