UNSPSC 50321547: Dried jonathan apples

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

UNSPSC 50321547 Dried jonathan apples, a Commodity code, encompasses dried apple products and related dried-fruit procurement by school districts and state correctional and criminal justice agencies. State and local governments under this code buy dried fruits as nutritional components for institutional food service — primarily school meal programs and correctional facility cafeterias. The recent solicitations reveal that dried apples and similar dried fruits are solicited alongside fresh produce and other commodities within broad nutrition and food-supply RFQs and IFBs; the code itself appears narrowly applied in practice, with dried-apple line items embedded in larger multi-item food tenders rather than standalone acquisitions. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and state departments operating institutional food programs, with school nutrition centers and correctional facilities as the primary end-users. The Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) are school-district buyers; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the State of Georgia represent state-level procurement on behalf of correctional and institutional food operations.

Geographic activity is concentrated in the South and mid-Atlantic regions, with documented recent solicitations from Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut posted between May and June 2026. The Hancock County Schools Nutrition fresh produce IFB (response due June 26, 2026) specified over 200 fresh-produce line items including multiple apple varieties for delivery to three school locations through June 2027, with Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic content in processed products. The City of Bridgeport's commodity IFB (due June 26, 2026) for the Board of Education Nutrition Center encompassed 115 line items of eggs, poultry, cheese, beef, and fruit and vegetable products delivered through June 2027 under Buy American compliance. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB for cafeteria food products (due May 4, 2026, extended via addendum) included approximately 382 line items spanning proteins, frozen entrees, dairy, grains, and fresh and canned fruits and vegetables across multiple TDCJ warehouse and distribution points; a separate TDCJ IFB for dried prunes (due February 20, 2026) called for U.S. Grade B whole pitted prunes in 60–70 count size, 25 pounds per box, with minimum order of 1,400 boxes for Corpus Christi delivery. All school nutrition solicitations applied Buy American provisions and MBE/CBE certifications where applicable, with firm pricing for the contract term and FOB destination delivery required.