UNSPSC 50351561: Frozen organic pacific rose apples

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

UNSPSC 50351561 Frozen organic pacific rose apples, a Commodity code, addresses fresh and frozen fruit products supplied to state and local school nutrition programs. State and local governments procure frozen and fresh produce under this code primarily to support the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program across school districts. Recent solicitations show school districts buying fresh produce (including specific apple varieties such as Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Ambrosia, Honey Crisp, and Jazz apples) alongside broader frozen and grocery items, with vendors required to meet USDA Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP food safety protocols, low-sodium and whole-grain specifications, and nutritional labeling standards. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and school boards of education, with school nutrition administrators overseeing procurement. A state-level opportunity from Georgia also appears in the recent activity, though the majority of solicitations originate from individual school district nutrition services departments across multiple states.

The code shows concentrated activity in Georgia, with recent opportunities posted by the Hancock County Board of Education (IFB for fresh produce, due June 26, 2026), Early County Board of Education (line-by-line food bid, due June 8, 2026), City Schools of Decatur (IFB for frozen foods and grocery, due May 15, 2026), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (annual fresh produce contract, due April 23, 2026), Douglas County School System (RFP for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts, due March 4, 2026; RFP for food supply and distribution, due February 18, 2026), and the State of Georgia (food, supplies, and other kitchen products, due June 22, 2026). Activity also appears in Connecticut with the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases procuring grocery items for the Board of Education (IFB, due June 30, 2026) and in Missouri with Rockwood R-VI School District (grocery items, due April 29, 2026). Contract terms typically run July 1 through June 30 with firm pricing throughout, include procurement through e-procurement portals (Bonfire, OpenGov, NUTRIKIDS), require vendors to maintain general liability and products liability insurance (commonly $1 million per occurrence, $2 million aggregate), and award on a lowest responsive and responsible bidder basis with options for single or multiple vendor awards.