UNSPSC 50321552: Dried laxton apples

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

UNSPSC 50321552 Dried Laxton apples is a Commodity code covering dried apple products purchased by school districts and correctional facilities for food service operations. State and local governments soliciting under this code buy dried fruit primarily as a commodity input for institutional cafeteria and nutrition programs rather than as a standalone consumer product. The issuing bodies are almost exclusively school districts and state departments operating food service systems, with one recent solicitation from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; these entities procure dried apples as part of larger fresh and processed produce line-item requisitions under standing food-service contracts that run annually or multi-year terms. The typical scope spans over 100 line items of produce and food commodities, with dried apples appearing alongside fresh fruit, vegetables, proteins, dairy, and staple items, all subject to Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic-content percentages for processed products.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas. Hancock County Schools in Georgia posted an IFB for 2026-27 school nutrition on June 10, 2026, with a June 26, 2026, response deadline, spanning over 200 fresh-produce line items including multiple apple varieties and dried fruit; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, issued a commodity bid for school nutrition on June 2, 2026, also due June 26, 2026, covering 115 line items of food and produce; the State of Georgia posted a food and supplies bid on May 15, 2026, due June 22, 2026; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited cafeteria food products with approximately 382 line items on May 4, 2026, due May 4, 2026 (extended via addendum). A separate TDCJ solicitation for whole dried prunes (IW236532) with a February 20, 2026, due date indicates active demand for dried fruit in correctional food service. Bid processes typically require HACCP plans, domestic-content compliance documentation, nutritional analysis, and multi-location delivery capability, with awards commonly made to single or multiple vendors based on lowest responsive bidder or best value.