UNSPSC 50321549: Dried kidd's orange red apples

The variety of apples known as kidd's orange red apples that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50321549 Dried kidd's orange red apples is a Commodity code that encompasses dried apple products for institutional and school food service operations. State and local governments buying under this code procure dried apples as components of broader fresh produce and grocery supply contracts, typically for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and other public food services. The code sits within the produce family and appears most frequently in multi-item RFPs and IFBs where dried fruits are bundled with fresh produce, frozen items, proteins, and staple foods rather than as standalone procurements. Issuing bodies include school districts, county boards of education, state departments managing food services, and county sheriff offices operating detention facilities. School districts represent the dominant buyer category, with recent solicitations from Hancock County Schools (Georgia), Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) all posting fresh produce and general grocery RFPs and IFBs that encompass apple varieties and dried fruit lines. Correctional food services also appear as recurring buyers, with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department of Correction issuing solicitations for dried fruits and dried produce items.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. Hancock County Schools and Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia have posted fresh produce and food supply IFBs with response dates between April and June 2026, all requiring sealed bids by late April through late June. Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri and Douglas County School System in Georgia issued parallel solicitations with April 2026 deadlines. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice procurement (304T26300CF, due May 4, 2026) encompasses over 380 food line items including fresh and canned vegetables and fruits distributed across five Texas warehouse locations; the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department ITB for dried fruits and nuts (ITB-PRC-FY26-0617, due February 5, 2026) called for dried raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit blend, walnuts, and pecans for correctional food services. Buy American requirements mandating 51 percent domestic agricultural content appear across nearly all school district solicitations. Pricing is consistently firm-fixed for the contract term with no fuel surcharges permitted, and all school food contracts run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options ranging from one to four additional one-year terms. Minimum vendor qualifications typically require three to five years of food supply or distribution experience, commercial general liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $2 million, and compliance with USDA food safety standards, E-Verify authorization, and federal debarment certification.