UNSPSC 50321578: Dried rome beauty apples

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

UNSPSC 50321578 Dried Rome beauty apples, a Commodity code, covers dried apple products procured by state and local governments for institution foodservice operations. State and local buyers under this code purchase dried apples as ingredient stock for school nutrition programs, institutional cafeterias, and state correctional facility food service operations. The solicitations show dried apples appearing as line items within broader fresh and processed produce procurement packages rather than as standalone commodity buys; they are typically bundled with fresh fruit, vegetables, proteins, and shelf-stable food products in institutional nutrition supply contracts. Issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state agencies procuring on behalf of institutional systems (State of Georgia for unspecified institutions, Texas Department of Criminal Justice for correctional facilities), and municipal purchasing offices acting on behalf of school nutrition centers. School districts and state correctional systems dominate recent activity under related commodity codes in this family.

Recent opportunities show dried apple products appearing within broader food commodity solicitations across Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 in June 2026 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items including multiple apple varieties, with sealed bids due June 26, 2026 and delivery to three school locations through June 30, 2027. The City of Bridgeport's Department of Public Purchases solicited 115 line items of food commodities for the Board of Education Nutrition Center in June 2026 under IFB BNB053266, due June 26, 2026. The State of Georgia issued a broader food, supplies, and kitchen products solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009) with a June 22, 2026 response date. The Texas Comptroller, procuring on behalf of TDCJ, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF in May 2026 for approximately 382 cafeteria food product line items across five geographic warehouse areas, with sealed bids extended to May 4, 2026 and FOB Destination delivery to six TDCJ distribution points. Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed products are standard across these solicitations; all contracts require USDA compliance documentation, HACCP plans where applicable, and firm fixed pricing through the contract term.