UNSPSC 50321531: Dried gloster apples

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

UNSPSC 50321531 Dried gloster apples (Commodity) describes fresh and processed whole produce supplied to state and local nutrition programs, school districts, and correctional facilities, though recent solicitations emphasize fresh and frozen fruits, vegetables, proteins, and prepared foods across far broader portfolios than the code name alone suggests. State and local school nutrition programs dominate the issuing-body mix—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)—alongside municipal procurement offices (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut), state departments (Georgia, Texas), and county corrections facilities (Santa Clara County, California). The work being solicited is primarily annual term contracts for grocery supply and distribution, with school districts procuring hundreds of line items spanning fresh produce, frozen entrees, dairy, proteins, grains, condiments, and prepared foods under IFBs and RFPs with sealed-bid deadlines, firm fixed pricing for the contract year, Buy American compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content for processed products), USDA/FDA food safety standards, weekly or daily delivery to multiple school sites or district warehouses, and nutritional specifications. Representative recent solicitations include Hancock County Schools Nutrition Fresh Produce (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026, covering 200+ produce line items across multiple apple varieties, berries, cruciferous vegetables, and specialty items for delivery to three school locations); Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026, requiring bidders to supply a minimum of 76 items across 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens); and Rockwood R-VI School District Child Nutrition Services (due April 29, 2026, spanning 900+ grocery line items for approximately 6,900 daily lunch and 900 breakfast participants).

Activity clusters heavily in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, with Georgia (Hancock County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County), Virginia (Fairfax County), and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI) representing the densest recent posting activity; Connecticut (Bridgeport), Texas (TDCJ), and California (Santa Clara) round out a smaller secondary tier. Most school district solicitations specify firm fixed pricing for the full contract term (typically July 1 through June 30), mandate delivery Monday through Friday between 6:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., require three years of prior food-supply experience and commercial general liability insurance of $1 million or greater, and reserve the right to award to single or multiple vendors by line item. The code shows substantial, recurring procurement volume—Douglas County School System's main-line food distributor RFP (February 18, 2026) estimated $9 million annual spend for 32,000 daily meals; Douglas County's cooperative fresh produce and eggs RFP (March 4, 2026) estimated $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two across 30 districts. No formal disadvantaged-enterprise set-asides are identified in the recent opportunities; however, Bridgeport applies MBE/CBE preferences under City Ordinance, and Santa Clara County applies a five percent local business preference. Write-in questions and addenda cycles are standard; pre-bid conferences appear optional in most school district solicitations.