UNSPSC 50351562: Frozen organic paula red apples

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

UNSPSC 50351562 Frozen organic paula red apples is a Commodity code that covers procurement of frozen apple products for institutional food service, particularly school meal programs under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. State and local governments buy frozen apples as part of comprehensive grocery and produce bids that emphasize whole-grain compliance, low-sodium and no-added-sugar formulations, and domestic agricultural sourcing under Buy American provisions requiring a minimum 51 percent domestic content. School districts are the primary issuing bodies across the recent solicitations, with individual districts (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Early County Board of Education in Georgia, Decatur City Schools in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia) and cooperative purchasing arrangements like the GEC Buying Cooperative representing multiple districts all requesting frozen and fresh produce within broader food-service procurement cycles.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Connecticut, and Missouri, with the most recent opportunities posting in June 2026. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued IFB BNB052266 on June 30, 2026, for over 1,100 grocery line items including frozen products with a response deadline of June 30, 2026, requiring electronic submission through OpenGov e-Procurement with firm pricing, prepaid freight on 48x40 pallets, and compliance with Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards and Title VII CFR regulations. Hancock County Board of Education issued IFB SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, requesting bids on fresh produce including multiple apple varieties with a sealed-bid deadline of June 26, 2026, specifying three delivery locations and firm pricing including all transportation with no separate fuel charges. The Douglas County School System, acting through the GEC Buying Cooperative for 30 school districts across two geographic areas, issued RFP SN 26-004 on February 4, 2026, covering fresh produce and eggs with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, with proposals due March 4, 2026, requiring unit pricing based on documented net cost plus fixed fee with no cost-plus-percentage proposals permitted.