UNSPSC 50321519: Dried duchess apples

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

UNSPSC 50321519 Dried duchess apples is a Commodity code covering dried apple products procured by state and local school nutrition programs and corrections departments. The recent opportunities tagged under this code show school districts and state agencies buying fresh produce — including multiple apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) — alongside other fruits, vegetables, and food staples for institutional cafeteria and nutrition services. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (dried duchess apples specifically) and what is actually being solicited (fresh produce assortments and broad food categories) suggests limited recent procurement of dried apple products in particular; instead, buyers are tagging broader fresh-produce and commodity food RFPs and IFBs under this code. School districts and state agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Georgia state system) dominate the issuing bodies, with school nutrition centers receiving the majority of deliveries.

Recent activity appears in Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut. The Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce covering over 200 line items with a response deadline of June 26, 2026, requiring 51 percent domestic content and delivery to three school sites through June 30, 2027. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases issued an IFB for commodities (including produce) to the Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center, also due June 26, 2026, under electronic submission via OpenGov with MBE/CBE preferences applicable. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice procurement division issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items (originally due April 21, 2026, extended via addendum to May 4, 2026) and a separate bid for whole pitted dried prunes (Bid IW236532) with a February 20, 2026 due date. The Georgia state system posted a broader food-supplies solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009) due June 22, 2026. Buy American provisions requiring domestic agricultural commodity content are standard across school district and state prison food procurement in this code space.