UNSPSC 50321529: Dried ginger gold apples

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

UNSPSC 50321529 Dried ginger gold apples (Commodity) represents a narrow product line within school nutrition and correctional food service procurement, though the recent state and local activity shows minimal direct alignment with dried ginger gold apples specifically. State and local governments acquire dried fruits and nuts primarily as supplemental items in broader school nutrition programs and institutional food services, typically bundled with fresh produce, canned goods, proteins, and staple items in large annual supply contracts. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts—including Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia)—along with county correctional facilities such as Santa Clara County's Department of Correction Food Services. These entities procure on annual cycles with firm pricing, typically through sealed bids or RFPs with July-to-June contract periods and delivery to multiple school sites or centralized warehouse distribution points.

Activity concentrates in Georgia and the broader Southeast, with secondary presence in California, Connecticut, Missouri, Texas, and Virginia. Recent representative solicitations include Hancock County Schools' IFB for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items with a response due June 26, 2026; Santa Clara County's ITB for dried fruits and nuts (including dried cranberries and tropical fruit mix) with bids due February 5, 2026; and Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs spanning 30 school districts across two Georgia areas with proposals due March 4, 2026. The broader commodity space shows sustained demand driven by USDA National School Lunch Program requirements, Buy American provisions mandating minimum 51 percent domestic content, HACCP certification and food recall protocols, and firm fixed pricing across annual terms. However, the search results contain no solicitations explicitly calling for dried ginger gold apples as a line item, suggesting this specific commodity variant sees limited procurement activity in current state and local school nutrition or corrections markets.