UNSPSC 50351571: Frozen organic red chief apples

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

UNSPSC 50351571 Frozen organic red chief apples is a Commodity code covering specialty frozen fruit products sourced from organic production and supplied primarily to school nutrition programs through state and local institutional food service procurement. State and local governments buying under this code are primarily school districts and boards of education procuring frozen fruit inventory to support National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program meal preparation. The freeze-dried or flash-frozen apple product appears as a line item within larger comprehensive grocery and produce solicitations rather than as a standalone specialty purchase; school nutrition programs typically incorporate frozen organic apples alongside fresh produce, frozen vegetables, grains, proteins, and dairy products in unified food service contracts. Issuing bodies are predominantly independent school districts and county school boards of education across the Southeast and Midwest, supported by cooperative purchasing mechanisms such as the GEC Buying Cooperative that aggregates demand across multiple districts to strengthen vendor pricing and supply reliability.

Recent activity shows consistent demand across Georgia, Missouri, and Connecticut school districts for frozen and fresh produce inventories covering school year July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 contract periods. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued IFB BNB052266 on June 30, 2026, soliciting grocery items across 1,100+ line items for the Bridgeport Board of Education with responses due the same day; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce covering 200+ line items across multiple apple varieties with responses due June 26, 2026; the Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) solicited 900+ grocery line items with electronic bids due April 29, 2026; and the Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative on February 4, 2026, for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across two geographic areas with estimated annual spend of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two. All solicitations require firm pricing for the contract period, include packing and transportation in quoted prices, mandate HACCP compliance and food safety certification, and prioritize Buy American provisions with minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products.