UNSPSC 50321538: Dried greensleeves apples

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

UNSPSC 50321538 Dried greensleeves apples, a Commodity code, covers dried apple products that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs and institutional food service. The recent solicitations show that school districts and correctional facilities are the primary buyers, sourcing dried fruit as components within broader fresh and processed produce contracts rather than as standalone line items. The Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce (SY27, due June 26, 2026) lists multiple apple varieties but does not isolate dried apples as a distinct requirement; similarly, the City of Bridgeport's commodities IFB (due June 26, 2026) and the State of Georgia food supplies solicitation (due June 22, 2026) encompass fruit products without breaking out dried apples separately. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued a narrower dried-fruit IFB (Bid No. IW236532, due February 20, 2026) specifically for whole pitted dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality, 60–70 count, packed 25 pounds per box, with a minimum order of 1,400 boxes for one location, suggesting that institutional food service does source individual dried-fruit line items on dedicated IFBs when volume justifies it.

Activity under this code clusters in the South and Southwest, with Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas posting recent opportunities. School districts and state agencies dominate the buyer base. Representatives recently posted include Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut), State of Georgia statewide procurement, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Buyer requirements across these solicitations emphasize compliance with the Buy American Provision (51 percent domestic content for processed items), USDA grade standards, HACCP or equivalent food safety certifications, and delivery to designated institutional locations on firm-fixed pricing. The prunes IFB from TDCJ demonstrates that dried-fruit procurement can appear as a standalone line item when institutional volume supports it, though the code shows limited recent activity overall and most dried-apple procurement may be embedded within broader fresh-produce or multi-category commodity contracts rather than solicited as a discrete commodity.