UNSPSC 50331531: Dried organic gloster apples

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

UNSPSC 50331531 Dried organic gloster apples, a Commodity code, encompasses dried apple products procured by state and local school districts and criminal justice agencies for meal programs and institutional food service. Recent solicitations show school nutrition programs and state penal institutions purchasing dried fruit alongside fresh produce and other commodity foods, though the recent opportunities block shows minimal activity specifically tagged to this code — most state and local buyers sourcing dried apples do so as line items within broader food and produce RFPs and IFBs rather than through standalone dried-fruit procurements. When dried apples appear in scope, they are specified by count size, packaging format (polybags, sealed cardboard boxes with 25-pound units), USDA grade certification (typically Grade B), and delivery requirements to institutional kitchens and distribution centers.

School districts in Georgia and Connecticut, along with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Georgia state agencies, have issued the most recent relevant activity. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning multiple apple varieties with delivery to school sites by June 26, 2026; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities for the Board of Education Nutrition Center due June 26, 2026; and the State of Georgia posted a food supplies IFB due June 22, 2026. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF for TDCJ cafeteria food products with response due May 4, 2026, covering approximately 382 line items including dried fruits. Most solicitations enforce Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products, firm fixed pricing for the contract term, and FOB destination delivery with prepaid freight. Geographic spread centers on Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut, with secondary activity across other state agencies and institutional food-service procurement vehicles.