UNSPSC 50321522: Dried elstar apples

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

UNSPSC 50321522 Dried elstar apples (Commodity) represents a narrow product line within school nutrition procurement, where state and local governments buy dried apple products—typically processed forms rather than fresh commodity apples—as components of larger food service contracts. Recent solicitations show that dried apples appear incidentally within broader fresh and processed produce RFPs issued by school districts; they are not typically solicited as standalone line items. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and school nutrition programs serving K–12 populations, supplemented by corrections departments and county sheriff detention facilities procuring food for inmate meals. Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System have all posted produce-focused solicitations in the past six months. The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department and Texas Department of Criminal Justice corrections facilities also procure dried fruit products. No repeat buyers appear with high frequency under this specific commodity code.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Liberty County, Douglas County, Savannah-Chatham) and extends into Missouri (Rockwood), Virginia (Fairfax), California (Santa Clara), and Texas (TDCJ). Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issuing IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 with bids due June 26, 2026—a broad RFP naming apple varieties but not specifically dried elstar apples—and Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department issuing ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 for dried fruits and nuts due February 5, 2026, which specified dried raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit mix but not dried elstar apples. The available recent-opportunities data shows no standalone solicitations for dried elstar apples; when dried fruits appear, they are part of multi-line-item commodity procurements bundled with fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and prepared foods. This code shows limited discrete recent activity and may be receiving low procurement volume under its specific taxonomy designation.