UNSPSC 50351578: Frozen organic rome beauty apples

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

UNSPSC 50351578 Frozen organic rome beauty apples, a Commodity code, describes specialty frozen fruit products that state and local governments procure for school nutrition programs, senior services, and institutional food operations. The recent solicitations under this code show that state and local buyers are purchasing frozen and fresh produce as components of larger food-service contracts rather than as standalone commodity buys. Gwinnett County's October 2026 IWQ for the Department of Community Services, the City of Bridgeport's June 2026 grocery bid for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services, Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 fresh-produce bid for the 2026-27 school year, and Early County Board of Education's June 2026 food bid all reflect institutional food-service procurement where produce—fresh and processed—forms one line item among dozens or hundreds. The issuing bodies are school districts and county government departments, with school nutrition programs driving the bulk of activity. Contracts emphasize Buy American compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products), HACCP food-safety plans, whole-grain and low-sodium formulations, and USDA National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program standards. Delivery windows are typically Monday through Friday during morning hours, with F.O.B. destination and temperature-controlled logistics requirements for perishables.

Geographic activity in the recent record concentrates in Georgia, where Gwinnett County, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, and the State of Georgia itself have posted solicitations between May and October 2026. Connecticut appears once, with the City of Bridgeport's June 2026 board of education grocery bid. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with county government and state procurement offices as secondary players. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's IFB #SN002-2027 (due June 26, 2026) for over 200 line items of fresh produce including multiple apple varieties across three school locations for the 2026-27 contract year, and Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid (due June 8, 2026) for approximately 300+ food items supporting the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Both awards are made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder with options for single or multiple vendor splits; pricing is firm for the contract term with escalation considered on a six-month basis using USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or CPI data.