UNSPSC 50351556: Frozen organic mutsu apples

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

UNSPSC 50351556 Frozen organic mutsu apples is a Commodity code that describes shelf-stable and frozen specialty produce items that state and local governments—primarily school districts and county social-service departments—procure for nutrition programs, senior services, and school cafeterias. Recent solicitations show this code applied to broader food-supply contracts that span fresh and frozen produce, meats, dairy, grains, and prepared foods rather than frozen organic mutsu apples specifically. The issuing bodies are school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education, Early County Board of Education), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), and state departments (State of Georgia). School districts dominate the recent activity, sourcing produce and food supplies for National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program compliance under Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products. Vendors must meet nutrition standards, maintain HACCP plans, carry liability insurance, comply with E-Verify, and accept ordering through school systems' procurement portals or by sealed bid. Delivery windows are typically Monday through Friday during early-morning hours (6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.), with inside delivery required and no separate fuel surcharges permitted.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, where Gwinnett County, Hancock County Schools, and Early County Schools issued IFB and informal written quote solicitations in June and October 2026, and Connecticut, where the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases sought bids for the Bridgeport Board of Education on June 30, 2026. Hancock County Schools issued an IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items including multiple apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) with delivery to three school sites and a contract period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Gwinnett County issued an IWQ (informal written quote) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items with delivery to the Senior Services Center and a response deadline of October 19, 2026. The Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery-items bid (over 1,100 line items) closed June 30, 2026 and required compliance with National School Lunch Program regulations, Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, and blind laboratory testing at vendor expense. Early County Schools requested line-by-line bids for 300+ food items and 60+ non-food products with a June 8, 2026 response date and emphasis on domestic sourcing, whole-grain compliance, and low-sodium formulations.