UNSPSC 50331523: Dried organic empire apples

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

UNSPSC 50331523 Dried organic empire apples is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of dried apple products for school nutrition programs and institutional foodservice operations. Recent solicitations under this code show school districts and state prison systems purchasing dried fruits as components of broader fresh-produce and cafeteria-food contracts rather than as standalone line items; the code itself appears tangential to the primary procurement activity. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued an IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items including multiple apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) for the 2026-27 school year, with response due June 26, 2026, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued solicitations for cafeteria food products and whole pitted dried prunes for institutional distribution. School districts and state departments dominate the issuing-body mix, with nutrition centers and institutional foodservice operations as the end users. The Buy American provision mandating a minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products appears consistently across recent school-based opportunities.

Recent activity centers in Georgia and Texas. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) solicited fresh produce for three school delivery sites with firm pricing through June 30, 2027; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases issued an IFB for commodities to supply the Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center with electronic submission due June 26, 2026 and contract term through June 30, 2027; and the State of Georgia posted a broader food-supplies solicitation due June 22, 2026 with detailed scope in an attachment document. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, procuring on behalf of TDCJ, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic distribution areas, with response extended to May 4, 2026, and initial contract term through August 31, 2027 plus two optional one-year renewals. The TDCJ prunes solicitation (IFB IW236532) specified U.S. Grade B whole pitted dried prunes, 60-70 count, in 25-pound boxes with minimum order of 1,400 boxes and response deadline of February 20, 2026. No contract values are disclosed in the available documentation.