UNSPSC 50321527: Dried gascoyne's scarlet apples

The variety of apples known as gascoyne's scarlet apples that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50321527 Dried gascoyne's scarlet apples, a Commodity code, nominally addresses a single dried apple variety, but the recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little alignment with that narrow scope. The UNSPSC taxonomy sometimes tags school nutrition and correctional food procurement with commodity codes that reflect only incidental line items within much broader food service solicitations. State and local governments are buying fresh produce, dried fruits, nuts, and full grocery assortments for child nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and institutional food services—not specifically or primarily dried gascoyne's scarlet apples. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, appearing in most recent opportunities alongside state departments of education, county school boards, and correctional agencies. Representative recent solicitations include Hancock County Schools (Georgia) IFB for fresh produce across 200+ line items including multiple apple varieties (due June 26, 2026); Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) IFB for Master Grocery K-12 spanning grocery products across 76+ items (due April 27, 2026); Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) solicitation for over 900 grocery line items (due April 29, 2026); and Santa Clara County (California) ITB for dried fruits and nuts to correctional facilities (due February 5, 2026). The code shows no recent activity specifically for dried gascoyne's scarlet apples as a standalone commodity or dominant line item.

Geographic spread reflects multi-state activity centered in Georgia (Hancock County Schools, Liberty County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System), but also including Virginia (Fairfax County), Missouri (Rockwood School District), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), Texas (TDCJ), and California (Santa Clara County). The code's nominal specificity does not match procurement reality; it appears to be a tagging artifact rather than a meaningful predictor of opportunity scope. Vendors pursuing state and local food service contracts should expect solicitations tagged with this code to contain broad produce, grocery, or dried-fruit categories rather than a focused demand for one apple variety. The actual procurement activity—school nutrition, corrections food service, and institutional cafeteria supply—is substantial and recurring annually, but the code's precision is misleading for targeting efforts.