UNSPSC 50321537: Dried greening apples

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

UNSPSC 50321537 Dried greening apples, a Commodity code, encompasses fresh produce procurement by state and local school districts and institutional food services, where dried and fresh apple varieties are bundled with broader commodity purchases spanning fruits, vegetables, and specialty produce items. State and local governments buy under this code primarily through school nutrition departments and institutional food service operations that source apples alongside eggs, poultry, cheese, and processed food staples for cafeteria operations. The scope of work reflects institutional meal-planning demand: Hancock County Schools' June 2026 fresh produce IFB included Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, and Jazz apple varieties as line items within a 200+ item produce purchase; Bridgeport, Connecticut's Board of Education commodities bid in June 2026 similarly embedded fruit and vegetable products within a 115-item scope serving the Thomas E. Carroll Nutrition Center. The Georgia State purchasing office and Texas Department of Criminal Justice are repeat issuing bodies, with TDCJ issuing multiple food and commodity bids spanning cafeteria products, specialized items such as dried prunes, and institutional meal components. All recent solicitations incorporate Buy American provisions requiring a minimum of 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products, and school district bids mandate HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, and anti-discrimination certifications.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) issued an IFB for fresh produce with responses due June 26, 2026, and delivery to three school locations; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities with a June 26, 2026 deadline and electronic submission through the OpenGov Procurement Portal; and the State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and kitchen products bid due June 22, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued an IFB for cafeteria food products (304T26300CF) with a May 4, 2026 response deadline serving five geographic warehouse areas across the state, and separately procured dried prunes (IW236532) with delivery to a Corpus Christi location. School districts and institutional food service operations award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder with the option to split awards across multiple vendors, and contracts typically run one fiscal or calendar year with optional renewal periods.