UNSPSC 50321577: Dried reinette apples

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

UNSPSC 50321577 Dried reinette apples is a Commodity code that encompasses dried apple products for institutional food service — school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, and state purchasing. The recent solicitations show school districts and corrections agencies buying dried apples as components of larger produce and dried-fruit contracts rather than as standalone line items. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) included multiple apple varieties in a 200-line fresh-produce IFB for the 2026-27 school year due June 26, 2026, and the County of Santa Clara (California) solicited dried fruits including tropical mixes for the Sheriff's Department correctional facility under an ITB due February 5, 2026. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts at the county and regional level, along with state corrections agencies and county sheriff departments operating food services. The code sees activity across school nutrition procurement (where fresh and dried produce are often bundled with broader grocery supply contracts) and corrections food service, where dried fruits appear as line items within larger meal-supply tenders.

Geographic activity centers on Georgia and California based on recent postings, with Georgia school systems (Hancock County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Douglas County systems) conducting regular fresh and processed produce solicitations, and Santa Clara County (California) bidding dried-fruit supply for detention food services. State-level solicitations (Georgia's food supplies IFB in May 2026 and Texas Department of Criminal Justice's cafeteria food products IFB in May 2026, extended to June 22 and May 4 respectively) reach broader geographies but do not isolate dried apples as a named commodity. School district contracts typically run July through June annually with firm pricing for the contract term; corrections facilities procure on multi-year terms with optional renewals. Most recent opportunities weight price heavily in award criteria and require Buy American compliance for processed foods, HACCP documentation, and firm fixed pricing that includes delivery. The code shows steady but not concentrated demand — dried reinette apples appear as minor line items in large institutional produce tenders rather than as standalone high-volume procurements.