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 covers dried apple products procured by state and local nutrition programs and correctional facilities. Recent state and local solicitations under this code reveal that school districts and detention facilities are buying dried apples as components of broader fresh-produce, dried-fruit, and commodity supply contracts rather than as standalone line items. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) included multiple apple varieties—Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, and Jazz—in its June 2026 IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items for the 2026–27 school year. The County of Santa Clara (California) solicited dried fruits and nuts for its detention facility in January 2026, including dried raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit mix, indicating that dried-fruit procurement occurs alongside fresh produce in correctional food service. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with IFBs and RFPs posted by Hancock County Schools (Georgia), Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia); state agencies and correctional facilities also source under related commodity codes, including the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the County of Santa Clara. The code shows concentrated activity in Georgia and scattered activity across California, Connecticut, Missouri, Texas, and Virginia.

Recent representative opportunities illustrate the purchasing patterns: Hancock County Board of Education issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, with bids due June 26, 2026, seeking fresh produce including apple varieties for delivery to three school locations for the 2026–27 school year under Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products). Douglas County School System issued RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative on February 4, 2026, with proposals due March 4, 2026, for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across Georgia with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two. The County of Santa Clara issued ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 on January 28, 2026, with bids due February 5, 2026, for dried fruits and nuts to supply its detention facility, including 5,880 cases of dried raisins annually and 1,000 cases each of dried cranberries and tropical fruit mix on an all-or-none basis. School nutrition programs consistently enforce Buy American provisions, USDA compliance, HACCP food-safety plans, firm fixed pricing for the contract term, and delivery to multiple school sites on scheduled weekly or more-frequent cycles; evaluation typically awards to the lowest responsive bidder or allocates line items among multiple vendors based on price and product quality.