UNSPSC 50351530: Frozen organic gladstone apples

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

UNSPSC 50351530 Frozen organic gladstone apples, a Commodity code, does not align with state and local procurement activity captured in recent solicitations. The code's specific designation for frozen organic gladstone apples is narrow, yet the opportunities posted under it span broad fresh and frozen food procurement for school nutrition programs and district food service operations. Recent school district and municipal food bids request hundreds of line items encompassing fresh produce, frozen foods, dairy, meats, grains, and paper products for child nutrition services and school lunch programs. The actual buying activity centers on commodity foods meeting USDA National School Lunch Program standards, Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition requirements, and Buy American domestic sourcing thresholds (typically 51 percent domestic content for processed items), rather than narrowly specified frozen organic apple products. Issuing bodies include city school districts, county boards of education, and state agencies across the southeastern United States, with participation spanning municipal departments of public purchasing, school nutrition services, and cooperative buying groups serving multiple districts. This code shows a mismatch between its specific product name and the broad commodity-food procurement patterns actually present in recent state and local opportunities.

Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases RFP for grocery items supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education (due June 30, 2026), spanning over 1,100 line items with delivery to a central warehouse and school sites Monday through Friday; the Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce covering 200+ items across apples, berries, vegetables, and specialty fruits for July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 (due June 26, 2026); the City Schools of Decatur IFB for frozen foods and grocery items for ten school sites (due May 15, 2026); Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri soliciting over 900 grocery line items for 2026-27 (due April 29, 2026); and the Douglas County School System RFP for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across two Georgia areas with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One (due March 4, 2026). Geographic concentration appears heaviest in Georgia and the southeast, with additional activity in Connecticut and Missouri. No recent opportunities specifically name frozen organic gladstone apples or similar specialty frozen organic produce within the scope of these general food service bids.