UNSPSC 50327029: Dried rose apples

The type of fruit known as rose apples that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50327029 Dried rose apples, a Commodity code, encompasses dried fruit products purchased by state and local school nutrition programs and institutional food services. Recent solicitations show that school districts and state departments procure dried fruits as components within broader fresh and processed produce buys for cafeteria operations, though dried rose apples specifically appear rarely in posted opportunities—the recent activity under this code reflects a wider category of dried and fresh produce items rather than dried rose apples as a standalone line item. Issuing bodies include school district nutrition departments (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, City of Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state agencies managing institutional food service (State of Georgia, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and their respective purchasing offices. The work involves meeting USDA grade and quality standards, compliance with Buy American domestic-content requirements (typically 51 percent domestic ingredients for processed products), HACCP or food-safety certification, and delivery to multiple institutional sites on fixed pricing with delivery included.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas, with recent opportunities posted by Hancock County Schools (Georgia), the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut), the State of Georgia, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning the 2026-27 school year (response due June 26, 2026), which itemizes over 200 produce line items with delivery to three school locations, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB No. 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five geographic areas (response due May 4, 2026, extended via addendum), which specifies approximately 382 line items including canned and fresh vegetables and fruits. The City of Bridgeport's electronics-based commodities bid (response due June 26, 2026) covers 115 line items across food and supplies for the nutrition center. Dried fruit items including prunes have appeared in TDCJ solicitations (IW236532, February 2026), though dried rose apples as a specific commodity show limited discrete procurement activity in the recent records.