UNSPSC 50331500: Dried organic apples

The fleshy usually rounded and red, yellow, or green edible pome fruit of a tree (genus malus) of the rose family that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50331500 Dried organic apples is a Class code that encompasses fresh and dried apple products procured by state and local governments primarily for school nutrition programs. Recent solicitations under this code show school districts and county education boards buying fresh apples in bulk—including Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Ambrosia, and Jazz varieties—as components of larger fresh produce contracts serving school meal programs. The code also captures dried fruit procurement; Santa Clara County's recent solicitation for dried fruits and nuts (though the source also lists raisins, cranberries, walnuts, and pecans) illustrates correctional facility food service demand for shelf-stable dried products. State and local procurement under this code centers on school districts, county boards of education, and correctional facilities, with school nutrition programs dominating recent activity. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Douglas County School System in Georgia), city education boards (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), and county correctional departments (Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office in California). State-level procurement also appears, with Georgia issuing a food supplies solicitation in May 2026 and Texas issuing cafeteria food products bids for the Department of Criminal Justice.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast, particularly Georgia (Hancock County, Liberty County, Douglas County, and Savannah-Chatham County schools), with secondary concentration in the Mid-Atlantic (Fairfax County, Virginia), Northeast (Bridgeport, Connecticut), Midwest (Rockwood School District, Missouri), Southwest (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and West Coast (Santa Clara County, California). Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Schools Nutrition Fresh Produce SY27, an IFB due June 26, 2026, for over 200 line items of fresh produce including multiple apple varieties and specialty items with delivery to three school locations; Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 (IFB 2000004323), a sealed-bid contract due April 27, 2026, establishing grocery supply and delivery to 45 schools plus distribution kitchens with firm fixed pricing; and the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative, due March 4, 2026, covering fresh produce and eggs for 30 cooperating school districts across Georgia with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million. Santa Clara County's ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 for dried fruits and nuts, due February 5, 2026, supplied the Elmwood Correctional Facility and illustrates the narrower but present demand for dried specialty fruit products in correctional food service.