UNSPSC 50321500: Dried apples

The fleshy usually rounded and red, yellow, or green edible pome fruit of a tree (genus malus) of the rose family that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50321500 Dried apples is a Class code that, based on recent state and local opportunities, covers procurement of dried apple products and related produce for school nutrition programs and institutional food service. State and local governments soliciting under this code are predominantly school districts and their nutrition departments, joined by state corrections agencies and municipal education boards. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, the City of Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice represent the recent issuing bodies. The scope spans dried and fresh produce items supplied to school cafeterias and correctional facility food services; while the code's nominal title names dried apples, recent opportunities show school nutrition programs and state agencies buying across broad fresh and dried produce categories (including multiple apple varieties, berries, root vegetables, and specialty fruits) as part of larger food and commodity contracts. Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content apply consistently across school nutrition solicitations, and MBE/CBE certifications are required where local ordinance applies.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with a due date of June 26, 2026; the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) posted IFB BNB053266 for commodities including fruit and vegetable products due June 26, 2026; and the State of Georgia posted a broader food supplies solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009) due June 22, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued two separate solicitations: IFB No. 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products (extended to May 4, 2026) covering approximately 382 line items across multiple facilities, and Bid No. IW236532 for whole pitted dried prunes with a minimum order of 1,400 boxes for institutional food service. Vendors must typically provide HACCP plans, USDA compliance certifications, nutritional data, three references, proof of debarment status, and commercial general liability insurance at or above $500,000 per occurrence.