UNSPSC 50321520: Dried earligold apples

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

UNSPSC 50321520 Dried earligold apples (Commodity) covers fresh and dried apple products procured by school districts and correctional agencies for nutrition programs, though recent state and local activity under this code centers primarily on fresh produce solicitations rather than the dried-apple specialty item the code nominally describes. State and local buyers soliciting under this family include independent school districts, state departments of education, city nutrition centers, and state correctional departments. Work being solicited spans meal-service produce sourcing for school nutrition programs and institutional food supply, typically as part of broader fresh produce or food-service RFQs and IFBs where apples appear alongside multiple other commodity line items. Buy American requirements are standard, mandating minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products, and school districts frequently impose HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, and compliance with the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. Most recent opportunities show school districts as repeat buyers, with multiple districts and city nutrition departments posting related procurement in June 2026.

Recent activity appears concentrated in the Southeast and South. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted an IFB on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce for school year 2026–27 (due June 26, 2026), spanning over 200 line items including multiple apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) with delivery to three school locations; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases posted a commodities IFB on June 2, 2026 (due June 26, 2026) for the Board of Education Nutrition Center; the State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and kitchen products RFQ on May 15, 2026 (due June 22, 2026); and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted multiple food-service IFBs in May 2026, including one for cafeteria food products (due May 4, 2026, via Addendum No. 2). The code shows limited recent specificity to dried apples as a distinct commodity line item; most opportunities bundle apples within broader fresh-produce or general food-service scopes.