UNSPSC 50331501: Dried organic akane apples

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

UNSPSC 50331501 Dried organic akane apples, a Commodity code, does not map clearly to state and local procurement activity in the recent solicitations. The code nominally describes a single dried-fruit product line, but the opportunities tagged under it span fresh produce, general grocery items, and mixed dried-fruit procurement across school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, and district food services — none of which foreground dried akane apples as a discrete line item or primary focus. School districts including Hancock County (Georgia), Fairfax County (Virginia), and Rockwood R-VI (Missouri) are actively soliciting fresh produce, prepared foods, and grocery staples through IFBs and RFPs with response dates ranging from late June through late April 2026, but dried specialty apples do not appear as named line items in these records. The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department procurement (ITB-PRC-FY26-0617, due February 5, 2026) explicitly solicits dried raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans for correctional-facility food service, but akane apples are not listed.

The code shows minimal recent activity with clear alignment to dried akane apples as a procurable commodity in state and local markets. Buyers in this space — school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and county food services — are acquiring broad produce and grocery categories through centralized contracting rather than sourcing individual specialty dried-fruit items. A vendor pursuing this code should verify whether the tagging reflects actual demand for akane apples or represents a cataloging mismatch, and assess whether opportunities in adjacent codes (fresh apples, dried fruits generally, or grocery commodity bundles) better capture the buying pattern.