UNSPSC 50321516: Dried crab apples

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

UNSPSC 50321516 Dried crab apples is a Commodity code that names a specific dried fruit product, yet recent state and local solicitations show no procurement activity targeting dried crab apples by that name. School districts, correctional facilities, and other public bodies are actively buying dried fruits under related codes—the County of Santa Clara solicited dried raisins, dried cranberries, and dried tropical fruit mix for its detention facility in January 2026 (ITB-PRC-FY26-0617, due February 5, 2026), and Douglas County School System and other Georgia districts procured fresh produce and groceries spanning multiple fruit categories for school nutrition programs. However, those opportunities specify individual dried fruit types (raisins, cranberries, tropical blends) rather than dried crab apples as a line item. The code's specificity to dried crab apples appears to create a mismatch with actual state and local procurement patterns, where dried fruits are typically requested as part of larger fresh produce or grocery contracts broken into many individual line items, and dried crab apples do not surface as a standalone commodity in the recent solicitations reviewed.

State and local buyers purchasing dried fruits operate primarily through school nutrition programs (Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, and Douglas County School System in Georgia) and correctional institutions (County of Santa Clara, California, and Texas Department of Criminal Justice). These entities typically consolidate dried fruit purchases into master grocery or fresh produce contracts with broad line-item lists rather than requesting dried crab apples as an isolated commodity. Accordingly, firms pursuing this code should expect minimal near-term opportunity unless buyers begin itemizing dried crab apples explicitly in solicitations, which has not occurred in the recent contract notices captured here.