UNSPSC 50321580: Dried sierra beauty apples

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

UNSPSC 50321580 Dried sierra beauty apples is a Commodity code that describes a narrow, specific produce item — whole dried apples of the sierra beauty variety — but state and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal recent solicitation volume. The most recent opportunities reflect school districts and correctional facilities sourcing fresh and frozen produce, canned and dried fruits, and grocery items across broad assortments rather than sierra beauty apples specifically. Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB for the 2026–27 school year (due June 26, 2026) itemizes multiple apple varieties including Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, and Honey Crisp, but does not call out sierra beauty apples by name. Similarly, the County of Santa Clara's ITB for dried fruits and nuts (due February 5, 2026) specifies dried raisins, dried cranberries, dried tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans — not dried sierra beauty apples — to supply correctional food services. The Commodity code's narrow scope appears to exceed what state and local jurisdictions are currently tendering; procurement activity in the dried-fruit space leans toward broader categories (mixed dried fruit, raisins, cranberries) or generic commodity classifications rather than varietal-specific dried apples.

School districts across Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut, Texas, and Virginia dominate recent activity in the fresh and processed produce and food-supply space, driven by child nutrition programs serving tens of thousands of students daily. Hancock County Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Liberty County Board of Education, Rockwood R-VI School District, and the Douglas County School System have all issued IFBs or RFPs for multi-category grocery and produce contracts with response windows from February through June 2026 and contract periods typically running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the County of Santa Clara have also solicited food products for correctional facilities. These opportunities uniformly require Buy American compliance (51 percent domestic content for processed products), HACCP or food-safety certification, firm fixed pricing for the contract term, and F.O.B. destination delivery. The code shows no recent activity specifically targeting dried sierra beauty apples; practitioners should monitor broader produce and dried-fruit Commodity or Class codes for school-district and correctional-facility nutrition procurements if pursuing this varietal.