UNSPSC 50321586: Dried summer rambo apples

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

UNSPSC 50321586 Dried summer rambo apples is a Commodity code that describes fresh and processed apple products state and local governments purchase for school nutrition programs and institutional food service. Recent solicitations reveal that school districts and state correctional departments are buying fresh apples in multiple varieties alongside broad fresh-produce and commodity-food portfolios rather than dried summer rambo apples as a standalone item. The Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, for example, issued IFB #SN002-2027 in June 2026 for over 200 line items of fresh produce spanning multiple apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) delivered to three school sites; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases similarly solicited a broad commodities contract covering 115 line items including fruit and vegetable products for the Board of Education Nutrition Center. Issuing bodies include school districts at the county and city levels as well as state procurement divisions acting on behalf of state agencies such as the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The Buy American Provision requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed products appears consistently across school nutrition solicitations, and MBE/CBE certifications are applicable where city ordinances specify them.

Georgia and Texas show the most recent activity under this code. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) set a response deadline of June 26, 2026, for fresh produce delivery beginning July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, with bids due at the Hancock County Board of Education office in Sparta; the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) also set June 26, 2026, as the due date for commodities to be delivered to the Thomas E. Carroll Nutrition Center with a contract term through June 30, 2027. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts issued IFB 304T-26-300CF on behalf of TDCJ for cafeteria food products with approximately 382 line items and delivery to six TDCJ distribution points across Texas, with an extended response deadline of May 4, 2026. A separate Texas TDCJ solicitation (Bid No. IW236532, posted April 23, 2026) targeted whole pitted dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality with a minimum order of 1,400 boxes for one delivery area, though this notice carried an earlier response deadline of February 20, 2026, and may no longer be active. The code shows limited distinct activity specifically targeting dried apples; most recent procurement under this taxonomy spans broader fresh-produce and food-commodity categories.