UNSPSC 50331512: Dried organic cortland apples

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

UNSPSC 50331512 Dried organic cortland apples is a Commodity code that sees little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code's nominal scope — dried cortland apples specifically — does not align with the actual work being solicited under it. Recent opportunities tagged with this code involve fresh produce procurement for school nutrition programs and institutional food supply contracts, not dried apple products. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items including multiple fresh apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) with bids due June 26, 2026; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities including fruit and vegetable products for the Board of Education Nutrition Center, also due June 26, 2026; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued multiple food procurement IFBs covering diverse categories of institutional food staples, none specifically naming dried cortland apples. The mismatch between the code's specific commodity scope and the actual procurement activity suggests either miscoding in recent opportunities or minimal market demand for this particular dried apple variety through state and local channels.

School districts and criminal justice departments drive most visible activity in related fresh and processed food procurement across Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas, but the dried organic cortland apple commodity itself does not surface in these solicitations. The recent opportunities involve broader fresh produce and cafeteria food supply contracts where dried apple products may be included as line items within larger scope, but no opportunity explicitly specifies dried cortland apples as a primary deliverable. Given the code's narrow commodity definition and the absence of dedicated solicitations for this specific product, pursuit activity should be limited to vendors able to position dried cortland apples as part of larger fresh or processed produce supply agreements with school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations.