UNSPSC 50331518: Dried organic delicious apples

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

UNSPSC 50331518 Dried organic delicious apples, a Commodity code, encompasses whole dried apple products that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs and corrections food services. Recent solicitations show school districts and county-level corrections facilities sourcing dried apples as components of broader fresh and dried produce contracts rather than as standalone line items; the code's relevance emerges within larger commodity food procurements serving student meal programs and inmate nutrition. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with multiple Georgia county school systems (Hancock County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County via cooperative purchasing) and Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia active in the market, alongside the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department (Corrections) acquiring dried fruit products for detention food services.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Virginia school districts, with secondary procurement from Texas and California corrections facilities. Representative solicitations include Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce spanning multiple apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) for the 2026–27 school year with sealed bids due June 26, 2026; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's Bid 26-34 (due April 23, 2026) for 72 fresh produce items with estimated annual quantities of 21,125 cases for Fuji apples; and Santa Clara County's ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 for dried fruits and nuts supporting the Elmwood Correctional Facility (due February 5, 2026), which specified dried tropical fruit mix and other dried products on an all-or-none basis. The Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026) covered fresh produce and eggs for 30 school districts across Georgia with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One. Most school district contracts run July 1 through June 30, embed Buy American and USDA nutritional compliance requirements, and award to responsive lowest bidders with authority to split across multiple vendors by line item.