UNSPSC 50321521: Dried early mcintosh apples

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

UNSPSC 50321521 Dried early McIntosh apples, a Commodity code, covers dried apple products procured by state and local education and correctional agencies for institutional food service. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying dried apples as part of broader food-supply contracts for school nutrition programs and correctional facilities, typically in bulk packaging with USDA grade certification and compliance with Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic content thresholds. The work involves responding to IFBs and RFQs that specify product grades, case sizes, delivery locations, and firm fixed pricing over multi-year contract terms, with vendors expected to maintain HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, insurance coverage, and nutritional documentation.

School districts and state correctional agencies dominate recent activity under this code. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items including multiple apple varieties for the 2026–27 school year, with a June 26, 2026 response deadline and delivery to three school sites. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, posted IFB 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026, for approximately 382 food-commodity line items including dried and fresh fruits, vegetables, proteins, and dairy for five TDCJ warehouse locations; that bid was extended via addendum to May 4, 2026. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities for the Board of Education Nutrition Center (IFB BNB053266, due June 26, 2026) covering 115 line items with MBE/CBE certification applicable. The State of Georgia issued a food supplies solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009) due June 22, 2026. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut, with recent federal Buy American requirements and firm-pricing commitments standard across all postings.