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 covering dried and processed apple products purchased by state and local school nutrition programs, corrections departments, and other institutional food service operations. The recent solicitations under this code show state and local governments buying fresh apples (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz varieties) and dried fruits as components of broader food-service commodity buys, rather than dried organic apples as a standalone category. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix—Hancock County Schools in Georgia and Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut both posted multi-line-item fresh and processed produce RFQs in June 2026—alongside state corrections departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Georgia) procuring institutional food supplies. All solicitations enforce Buy American requirements mandating at least 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products, HACCP or USDA compliance certifications, and firm fixed pricing through contract term. Delivery is typically consolidated to centralized distribution or school nutrition centers on FOB Destination terms with transportation included in bid price.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce including multiple apple varieties with a June 26, 2026 response deadline, requiring delivery to three school locations through June 30, 2027. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities including fruit and vegetable products (IFB BNB053266, due June 26, 2026) for the Board of Education Nutrition Center. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five geographic areas with an extended due date of May 4, 2026, and a contract term through August 31, 2027 with two optional one-year renewals. The State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and other kitchen products solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009) due June 22, 2026, with full scope details in the attached solicitation document. A TDCJ dried-prunes solicitation (IW236532) with a February 20, 2026 due date specifies U.S. Grade B whole pitted prunes in 60–70 count size, minimum 1,400 boxes to Corpus Christi location, though this opportunity has passed response deadline.