UNSPSC 50351535: Frozen organic granny smith apples

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

UNSPSC 50351535 Frozen organic granny smith apples, a Commodity code, covers the procurement of frozen Granny Smith apples by state and local school nutrition programs, food service operations, and institutional food purchasing entities. Recent solicitations show that state and local governments buy frozen organic Granny Smith apples primarily as part of broader school lunch and breakfast program provisioning, typically bundled within larger grocery or produce contracts rather than as standalone line items. The work is solicited almost exclusively by school districts and boards of education across multiple states, with occasional participation by city and county education departments. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, Douglas County School System), city education departments (City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases on behalf of the Bridgeport Board of Education), and state-level cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative in Georgia). Most solicitations are issued as IFBs or line-item food procurement RFPs with firm fixed pricing for twelve-month contract periods running July 1 through June 30.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Connecticut, with representation in Missouri. Georgia school districts dominate recent activity, including Hancock County, Early County, City Schools of Decatur, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System issuing fresh or frozen produce solicitations between February and June 2026. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut issued an IFB for grocery items (BNB052266) due June 30, 2026, encompassing frozen products within a scope of over 1,100 line items for the Bridgeport Board of Education. Rockwood R-VI School District in St. Louis County, Missouri solicited approximately 900 line items of grocery items (CHILDNUTRITIONSERVICESGROCERYITEMS20262027) due April 29, 2026. The Douglas County School System issued RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 school districts across two Georgia geographic areas with approximately $4.4 million estimated annual spending for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, with sealed proposals due March 4, 2026. All recent opportunities impose Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed products), require HACCP plans and 24/7 food recall accessibility, mandate compliance with Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, include no separate fuel surcharges in pricing, and specify delivery to multiple school sites Monday through Friday.