UNSPSC 50321574: Dried red rome apples

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

UNSPSC 50321574 Dried red rome apples is a Commodity code that encompasses fresh and dried apple products procured by state and local school nutrition programs and correctional facility foodservice operations. State and local governments buy under this code primarily fresh whole apples in multiple varieties—Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, and Honey Crisp among them—as components of broader fresh-produce or cafeteria-foodservice contracts. These apples are typically specified by variety, case size, and unit count and delivered to school nutrition centers, correctional facilities, or multi-site distribution networks. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and state agencies managing foodservice operations; recent solicitations show school boards (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut) and state corrections agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice) as active buyers. School nutrition programs source apples as line items within comprehensive fresh-produce or commodity-food RFPs and IFBs that span 100–380+ line items each. The Buy American provision applies uniformly across school nutrition procurements, requiring a minimum of 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products, and vendors must provide HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, debarment verification, and anti-collusion affidavits.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and South. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, with response due June 26, 2026, for fresh produce across 200+ line items including multiple apple varieties for delivery to three school sites over the 2026–27 school year. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases posted IFB BNB053266 on June 2, 2026, also due June 26, 2026, encompassing 115 line items for the Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center with firm pricing through June 30, 2027. The State of Georgia issued an RFB (PE55645NONST2026000000009) on May 15, 2026, for food supplies and kitchen products with response due June 22, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, solicited cafeteria food products under IFB 304T-26-300CF with extended response due May 4, 2026. Geographic spread includes Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas, with no documented activity in other states during the recent window.