UNSPSC 50321526: Dried gala apples

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

UNSPSC 50321526 Dried gala apples, a Commodity code, covers fresh and dried apple products that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state agency food service operations. Recent solicitations show school districts and state departments buying fresh gala apples alongside other apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) as part of broader fresh-produce and food-commodity contracts. The scope includes apples in multiple forms — whole fresh fruit delivered to school nutrition centers and dried products supplied to institutional food distributors. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state agencies (Georgia and Texas), and correctional systems (Texas Department of Criminal Justice). These buyers enforce Buy American provisions requiring a minimum of 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content for processed products, mandate HACCP plans and E-Verify authorization, and award contracts to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder or split awards across multiple vendors based on line-item performance.

Activity clusters in the Southeast and South, with recent opportunities from Georgia (Hancock County Schools IFB posted June 10, 2026, due June 26, 2026; State of Georgia IFB posted May 15, 2026, due June 22, 2026) and Texas (TDCJ IFB 304T-26-300CF posted May 4, 2026, due May 4, 2026, extended to May 4, 2026; TDCJ Bid IW236532 for dried prunes posted April 23, 2026, originally due February 20, 2026). Connecticut school procurement also appears (City of Bridgeport IFB posted June 2, 2026, due June 26, 2026). Hancock County Schools' solicitation spans over 200 line items including multiple apple varieties with delivery to three school sites through June 30, 2027, while Bridgeport's broader commodity IFB of 115 line items and TDCJ's multi-item cafeteria food procurement represent larger institutional food-supply chains. Contracts run firm-fixed-price for twelve months with standard Net 30 to Net 45 payment terms and mandatory commodity compliance certifications, insurance coverage, and vendor references. The code shows steady institutional food-service demand but limited recent isolated opportunities specifically for dried gala apples alone; most activity packages fresh apples within broader produce or food-commodity solicitations.