UNSPSC 50321594: Dried winesap apples

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

UNSPSC 50321594 Dried winesap apples, a Commodity code, covers dried apple products purchased by state and local school districts and institutional food services. State and local buyers solicit this category as part of broader fresh and dried produce procurement streams for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and other government food service operations. The scope encompasses dried whole apples, apple slices, and similar processed apple products meeting USDA grade and nutritional standards, typically specified alongside other dried fruits, fresh produce, and staple food items in institutional food service contracts. School districts dominate the recent buyer mix, with Georgia, Connecticut, Texas, Missouri, and Virginia school systems and county boards of education posting bids; state departments and county correctional facilities also appear as secondary buyers. Recent opportunities show school nutrition programs bundling dried fruits with broader grocery or produce contracts rather than as standalone line items, reflecting how state and local procurement typically structures food service spending.

Activity clusters in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions. Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, and the City of Bridgeport's Board of Education in Connecticut all posted fresh produce and grocery solicitations between January and June 2026 that encompassed apple varieties or dried fruit categories. The Douglas County School System in Georgia issued an RFP for primary food supply and distribution covering an estimated $9 million annual spend across 32 schools. The County of Santa Clara, California, solicited dried fruits and nuts for correctional food services under ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 with a February 5, 2026 response date. Most school-level procurements use sealed bids or IFBs with response deadlines in late April through early June 2026; Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content appear consistently across all recent solicitations. No opportunities named dried winesap apples as a standalone line item in the source materials; dried apples appear embedded within broader commodity lists or as unstated equivalents within fresh apple categories, suggesting limited discrete demand visibility for this specific commodity code at the state and local level.