UNSPSC 50321518: Dried delicious apples

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

UNSPSC 50321518 Dried delicious apples is a Commodity code covering dried apple products procured by school districts and state correctional and foodservice agencies. State and local governments buy dried apples primarily as commodity ingredients for institutional foodservice operations—school cafeterias, correctional facilities, and state nutrition centers. The recent solicitations show dried apples appearing as line items within broader food procurement bundles: Hancock County Schools (Georgia) and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) both issued IFBs for fresh produce and food commodities serving school nutrition programs, while the State of Georgia and Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) solicited food supplies for institutional foodservice across multiple locations. School districts and state agencies are the primary buyers under this code, with some activity from county boards of education. Issuing bodies span both small and large jurisdictions—individual school districts and county boards alongside state-level procurement divisions.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) posted IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, with a June 26, 2026 response deadline, seeking over 200 line items of produce including multiple apple varieties for delivery to three school locations during fiscal year 2026–27 under Buy American requirements. The City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) Department of Public Purchases issued a commodity solicitation (BNB053266) on June 2, 2026, also due June 26, 2026, covering 115 food line items for the Board of Education Nutrition Center with MBE/CBE eligibility. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) issued IFB 304T-26-300CF through the Texas Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division on May 4, 2026, for approximately 382 cafeteria food product line items across multiple distribution points statewide, with firm pricing and FOB Destination delivery terms. A separate TDCJ solicitation (IW236532, posted April 23, 2026) targeted whole pitted dried prunes in 60–70 count size, U.S. Grade B, in 25-pound boxes for the Corpus location, with a minimum order of 1,400 boxes. All solicitations incorporated Buy American provisions, HACCP or USDA compliance requirements, and payments within 30–45 days of receipt and inspection.