UNSPSC 50321588: Dried twenty ounce apples

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

UNSPSC 50321588 Dried twenty ounce apples (Commodity) represents processed fruit products supplied primarily to K–12 school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations, including dried fruit components incorporated into bulk food procurement. State and local governments sourcing under this code are predominantly school districts (elementary through high school systems), county boards of education, and specialized institutional buyers such as departments of correction. Recent solicitations show school nutrition programs as the dominant buying segment, with procurement ranging from single-item fresh-produce bids that incidentally reference dried apple components to comprehensive food-service contracts serving thousands of daily meals across multi-school districts. The work entails procurement of preprocessed, shelf-stable dried fruit meeting USDA quality and nutritional specifications, typically bundled within broader grocery or produce supply agreements rather than as standalone line items.

School districts across Georgia, Missouri, Virginia, Connecticut, and Texas dominate recent activity, with particular concentration in Georgia-based school systems and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Schools Nutrition (Sparta, Georgia) issuing an IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with a June 26, 2026 due date that encompasses multiple apple varieties as fresh products; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases issuing an IFB for 115 commodity line items for the Board of Education Nutrition Center with a June 26, 2026 deadline; Rockwood R-VI School District Child Nutrition Services in Missouri issuing an ITB for over 900 grocery items with an April 29, 2026 due date; Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia) issuing an IFB for over 400 food items with an April 29, 2026 deadline; Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) issuing an IFB for Master Grocery K–12 with an April 27, 2026 due date; and the County of Santa Clara, California issuing an ITB for dried fruits and nuts including raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit mixes for the Sheriff's Department of Correction Food Services with a February 5, 2026 deadline. All recent bids require firm fixed pricing, compliance with Buy American provisions mandating 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content for processed products where applicable, HACCP food safety planning, and delivery on FOB Destination terms to multiple school or institutional sites. Contract terms consistently run July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, with optional renewal periods at the purchasing entity's discretion and payment terms ranging from Net 30 to Net 45 days.