UNSPSC 50321523: Dried empire apples

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

UNSPSC 50321523 Dried empire apples is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of dried fruit products for institutional food service, with recent activity centered on school district nutrition programs and correctional facility meal service. State and local governments soliciting under this code are predominantly K–12 school districts, county school boards, and corrections departments procuring dried apple products—both whole dried apples and apple-based ingredients—as components of larger fresh and processed produce contracts, cafeteria supply agreements, and specialty dried-fruit buys. The scope spans both standalone dried-fruit solicitations and line items within master grocery contracts; school nutrition programs dominate, with procurement offices typically bundling dried apples alongside fresh produce, frozen vegetables, canned goods, proteins, and grains to supply daily meal service across multiple school sites.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, with the Hancock County Board of Education (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026), Liberty County Board of Education (IFB, due April 29, 2026), Douglas County School System (RFP SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026), and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Bid 26-34, due April 23, 2026) all soliciting fresh and processed produce contracts that include dried apple line items. Outside Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia (Master Grocery K-12 IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026), Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri (grocery items, due April 29, 2026), and Santa Clara County in California (dried fruits and nuts ITB, due February 5, 2026) have posted related dried-fruit procurement opportunities. Texas Department of Criminal Justice has solicited cafeteria food products (IFB 304T-26-300CF, due May 4, 2026) and standalone prunes (Bid IW236532, due February 20, 2026), indicating correctional-system demand for dried-fruit components. Most school district contracts run July 1 through June 30 on annual fixed-price terms with Buy American compliance mandates (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products) and firm pricing for the full contract period; awards typically go to lowest responsive and responsible bidders, with many districts reserving the right to split line-item awards across multiple vendors.