UNSPSC 50321503: Dried api apples

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

UNSPSC 50321503 Dried api apples (Commodity) shows limited recent state and local procurement activity tied directly to this code. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations explicitly calling for dried apples; instead, the opportunities span broader fresh produce, grocery, and food service contracts where dried apples may appear as a single line item among hundreds of others. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce (due June 26, 2026) listing multiple apple varieties including Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, and Honey Crisp, but these are fresh, not dried. The Douglas County School System (Georgia) RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs (due March 4, 2026) similarly focuses on fresh produce staples. The one solicitation directly addressing dried fruit — Santa Clara County (California) ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 for dried fruits and nuts (due February 5, 2026) — does not name dried apples among its five line items (dried raisins, dried cranberries, dried tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans). State and local school districts dominate the recent opportunities across this commodity family, with secondary buyers in corrections (TDCJ in Texas, Santa Clara County Sheriff) and municipal operations (Rockwood School District in Missouri, City of Bridgeport nutrition programs).

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Hancock County Schools, Liberty County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County multi-district cooperative) and Texas (TDCJ), with secondary representation in California (Santa Clara County), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), Missouri (Rockwood Schools), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools). The Buy American provision requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products appears consistently across school nutrition solicitations. No recent opportunity in the source block names dried apples as a standalone procurement line or emphasizes this commodity. The code appears inactive for state and local purchasing at present, with dried fruit procurement (when it occurs) bundled into larger grocery or dried-goods contracts rather than issued as discrete line-item opportunities for this specific product.