UNSPSC 50321544: Dried jester apples

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

UNSPSC 50321544 Dried jester apples (Commodity) encompasses dried apple products procured by state and local school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state food service operations. Recent solicitations show school districts and state agencies buying dried fruit as part of broader cafeteria and institutional food service contracts, where apples appear alongside other dried fruits like prunes within multi-category commodity buys. The work involves procurement of food-grade dried apples meeting USDA specifications, typically Grade A or Grade B, packed in food-service quantities with compliance documentation including USDA grade certification, nutritional analyses, and HACCP plans where applicable. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia), municipal school boards (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut), state-level food procurement on behalf of state agencies (Georgia Department of Education, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and correctional facilities. Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products appear across all recent opportunities, with MBE/CBE certifications required by some municipalities.

Recent activity centers on Georgia and Texas, with single recent opportunities also posted by Connecticut and broader state-level solicitations. Hancock County Schools, Georgia issued IFB #SN002-2027 with sealed bids due June 26, 2026, for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items including multiple apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) for delivery through June 30, 2027, though dried apples are not explicitly named in the posted summary. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF (due May 4, 2026, extended via Addendum No. 2) for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic warehouse areas, and separately issued Bid No. IW236532 for whole, pitted, dried prunes (1,400 boxes minimum, U.S. Grade B, 60–70 count) meeting similar packaging and certification standards. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases requested bids for 115 commodity line items serving the Board of Education Nutrition Center (due June 26, 2026). Dried apples do not appear explicitly in available opportunity summaries, signaling minimal recent activity under this specific Commodity code.