UNSPSC 50321502: Dried ambrosia apples

The variety of apples known as ambrosia apples that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50321502 Dried ambrosia apples is a Commodity code representing a narrow product line — specifically, commercially sourced dried Ambrosia apple products — that state and local governments buy primarily through school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show dried Ambrosia apples appearing within broader fresh and processed produce line items rather than as standalone procurement events; the code captures a single fruit variety within much larger commodity food bundles. School districts and state correctional and institutional feeding programs are the primary buyers, with purchasing driven by nutrition standards compliance, Buy American content minimums (51 percent domestic ingredients for processed products), and consolidated food service contracts. Individual dried-apple line items are typically bundled with dozens or hundreds of other fresh produce, protein, dairy, and specialty food items in single solicitations, reflecting how state and local nutrition procurement consolidates suppliers to streamline delivery, invoicing, and compliance oversight.

The geographic activity center rests in the Southeast and Texas. Hancock County Board of Education (Hancock County Schools Nutrition Fresh Produce SY27, Sparta, Georgia, IFB due June 26, 2026) solicited over 200 fresh produce line items including multiple apple varieties for the 2026–27 school year; dried Ambrosia apples did not appear explicitly in the posted summary, but fresh Ambrosia apples were named among the varieties requested. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases (COMMODITIES, IFB due June 26, 2026) requested 115 commodity line items for the Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center with delivery through June 30, 2027, though dried fruit specifics were not detailed in the available summaries. The State of Georgia (PE55645NONST2026000000009, IFB due June 22, 2026) posted a food, supplies, and kitchen products bid with full details in an attached document. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (304T26300CF, IFB due May 4, 2026, extended via Addendum No. 2) solicited approximately 382 cafeteria food product line items across five geographic distribution areas for warehouse delivery and contract through August 31, 2027, and the agency also issued Bid No. IW236532 for whole, pitted, dried prunes (Corpus location, amended due date February 20, 2026), demonstrating TDCJ's active procurement of dried fruit. Recent opportunities show no isolated dried-Ambrosia-apple solicitations; the code's activity remains embedded within institution-scale consolidated food contracts where narrow commodity codes serve classification rather than standalone procurement drivers.