UNSPSC 50321565: Dried pippin apples

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

UNSPSC 50321565 Dried pippin apples, a Commodity code, covers dried apple products that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and institutional food services. Recent solicitations show school districts and corrections departments buying dried fruit as part of broader fresh and processed produce contracts, often bundled with fresh apples, other dried fruits, and commodity food items under annual nutrition supply agreements. The work involves responding to IFBs and RFPs that specify product grades, packaging standards, delivery locations, firm fixed pricing for contract terms typically running twelve months, Buy American compliance with minimum domestic content thresholds, HACCP or USDA certification requirements, and delivery to multiple institutional sites on FOB destination terms with prepaid freight.

Activity under this code appears concentrated in school districts and state corrections departments across Georgia and Texas, with recent opportunities posted in June 2026 from Hancock County Schools (Georgia), the City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), the State of Georgia, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Hancock County Schools issued an IFB due June 26, 2026, for fresh produce across the 2026–27 school year spanning over 200 line items including multiple apple varieties alongside berries, vegetables, and specialty fruits, with delivery to three school locations and sealed bid opening June 29, 2026. The City of Bridgeport and State of Georgia both posted commodity food solicitations in June 2026 with similar June 26 response dates. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued a cafeteria food products IFB on May 4, 2026, covering approximately 382 food line items across five geographic distribution areas, and a separate prunes bid (IW236532) with a February 20, 2026, due date requiring U.S. Grade B dried fruit in 60–70 count size. Geographic activity in the recent block centers on Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut, with no standout repeat buyers across multiple solicitations beyond the routine annual nutrition and food-service cycles typical of corrections and school district procurement.