UNSPSC 50351537: Frozen organic greening apples

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

UNSPSC 50351537 Frozen organic greening apples is a Commodity-level code that encompasses frozen apple products supplied to school nutrition programs and institutional food services in support of federally funded meal programs. State and local governments buy frozen organic greening apples primarily through school district food service solicitations that package produce and prepared foods together as part of annual nutrition contracts. Issuing bodies include school boards, school districts, and city education departments—overwhelmingly K–12 institutions operating child nutrition services under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. The scope includes frozen apple products meeting strict nutrition standards (whole grain, low sodium, zero trans fat per serving, no added sugars or artificial additives), USDA Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products), Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act compliance, HACCP food safety plans, and 24/7 recall accessibility. Deliveries occur Monday through Friday during morning hours to school warehouses and individual school sites, with pricing firm for the contract period, no fuel surcharges permitted, and payment Net 30 to Net 45 days from delivery and inspection. Vendors must carry commercial general liability insurance typically at $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, maintain E-Verify authorization in states requiring it, and submit USDA compliance statements, health inspection records, nutritional analyses, and product formulation documentation at bid time.

Recent solicitations show concentrated activity in Georgia and Connecticut. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut) solicited grocery items including frozen produce for the Bridgeport Board of Education with an IFB response deadline of June 30, 2026, spanning over 1,100 line items. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB SN002-2027 for fresh produce on June 10, 2026 with a June 26 response deadline, naming multiple apple varieties including Granny Smith and Fuji. Decatur City Schools (Georgia) issued an IFB for frozen foods and grocery items on April 16, 2026 with an May 15 deadline. Rockwood R-VI School District (St. Louis County, Missouri) solicited grocery items for child nutrition services with electronic bids due April 29, 2026, encompassing over 900 line items. Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) issued Bid 26-34 for fresh produce on March 22, 2026 with April 23 response deadline, requesting 21,125 cases annually of Fuji apples alone. Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative on February 4, 2026 with a March 4 deadline, covering 30 school districts across two geographic areas with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One. The code shows no recent activity outside these jurisdictions in the source.