UNSPSC 50321548: Dried katy apples

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

UNSPSC 50321548 Dried katy apples is a Commodity code that encompasses dried apple products procured by state and local governments for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and other institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show school districts and county boards of education purchasing dried fruits as components of broader fresh and processed produce contracts, though the recent opportunities block shows no standalone procurement exclusively for dried katy apples. The Santa Clara County sheriff's department procurement (ITB-PRC-FY26-0617, due February 5, 2026) for dried fruits and nuts to supply an inmate food service operation represents the closest direct match—it calls for dried cranberries and a tropical fruit mix blend alongside raisins, walnuts, and pecans. School nutrition programs in Hancock County, Georgia; Bridgeport, Connecticut; Fairfax County, Virginia; Rockwood R-VI, Missouri; Liberty County, Georgia; and Savannah-Chatham County, Georgia have all posted wide-ranging fresh and processed produce contracts in the first half of 2026 that encompass multiple apple varieties and dried fruit line items as part of larger grocery or produce supply agreements, but none isolates dried katy apples as a distinct procurement line.

State and local purchasing for this code originates primarily from school districts and county boards of education in the South and mid-Atlantic regions—Georgia (Hancock, Liberty, Douglas, Savannah-Chatham counties), Connecticut (Bridgeport), Virginia (Fairfax), and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI)—plus correctional and detention food service operations in California and Texas. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued multiple food product solicitations (IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products due May 4, 2026, and IW236532 for prunes due February 20, 2026). School nutrition programs typically bundle dried fruits into annual fixed-price supply contracts with Buy American requirements, HACCP documentation, and delivery to multiple school sites on weekly schedules. No solicitations in the recent-opportunities block name dried katy apples specifically; the code sees activity primarily as a line item within broader fresh-and-processed-produce or general-grocery procurement vehicles rather than as a standalone commodity.