UNSPSC 50321589: Dried tydeman red apples

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

UNSPSC 50321589 Dried Tydeman Red Apples (Commodity) covers fresh and dried apple procurement for school nutrition programs and institutional food service, as evidenced by recent state and local solicitations that bundle dried and fresh apple varieties into broader fresh produce and food commodities contracts. School districts and state correctional agencies dominate purchasing under this code; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), the City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), the State of Georgia, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice have all posted solicitations in the past six months that include apples or apple products alongside other produce and food items. The work scope spans delivery of multiple apple varieties to school cafeterias and institutional food service locations, with contracts typically running a full academic or fiscal year and requiring compliance with Buy American provisions mandating minimum domestic content thresholds for processed products.

Recent activity centers in Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. Hancock County Schools posted IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026 (due June 26, 2026) for fresh produce including six named apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) across over 200 line items, with delivery to three school locations and a July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 contract term. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities on June 2, 2026 (due June 26, 2026) for the Board of Education Nutrition Center, encompassing 115 line items of food products including fruit items, with contract term through June 30, 2027 and MBE/CBE certifications applicable. The State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and kitchen products IFB on May 15, 2026 (due June 22, 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF on behalf of the Statewide Procurement Division on May 4, 2026 (due May 4, 2026, extended via Addendum No. 2) for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items to supply TDCJ warehouse locations across five geographic areas, with contract term extending through August 31, 2027 plus two optional one-year renewals.