UNSPSC 50321537: Dried greening apples

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

UNSPSC 50321537 Dried greening apples (Commodity) represents a narrow product line within fresh produce procurement for state and local food service operations—specifically whole, dried apple varieties. State and local governments purchase dried apples primarily through school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and centralized food service operations as shelf-stable produce for breakfast and lunch menus, snacks, and prepared foods. Recent solicitations show school districts, county boards of education, and state corrections departments buying dried apples as part of broader fresh produce, dried fruit, or general grocery categories rather than standalone procurements. The issuing bodies are predominantly K–12 school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Douglas County School System in Georgia, and Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri), corrections agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department), and state procurement offices supporting multiple customer agencies. School nutrition programs dominate this code's activity, reflecting the institutional scale and budget certainty of child nutrition spending.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and surrounding Southeast states, with Virginia, Missouri, Texas, and California showing secondary activity. Recent opportunities span from February 2026 through June 2026. Representative solicitations include Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce covering multiple apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) with 200+ line items and delivery to three school locations, sealed bids due June 26, 2026; Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts across two Georgia areas with approximately $4.4 million estimated annual spending for Area One, proposals due March 4, 2026; Santa Clara County's ITB for dried fruits and nuts (including dried cranberries and tropical fruit mix alongside nuts) supplying a correctional facility with five line items on an all-or-none basis and bids due February 5, 2026; and Rockwood R-VI School District's solicitation for over 900 grocery items including dried fruit products with electronic bids due April 29, 2026. All school nutrition contracts carry Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content for processed products), firm fixed pricing for the contract term, and delivery to multiple school sites within specified daily time windows.