UNSPSC 50331536: Dried organic gravenstein apples

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

UNSPSC 50331536 Dried organic gravenstein apples, a Commodity code, encompasses fresh and processed produce that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs and institutional food service. Recent solicitations show school districts and state correctional systems purchasing fresh produce in bulk — including apples, berries, root vegetables, citrus, and specialty fruits — as well as dried fruits such as prunes. The scope reflects commodity procurement for cafeteria operations with strict adherence to the Buy American provision requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed items. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state agencies (Georgia and Texas), and correctional systems (Texas Department of Criminal Justice). School nutrition programs dominate recent activity, with procurement officers managing multi-line-item fresh produce contracts that specify case sizes, delivery locations, and firm pricing over twelve-month cycles.

Recent solicitations cluster in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Connecticut. Hancock County Schools in Georgia issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, with a June 26, 2026 deadline, requesting over 200 line items of fresh produce including multiple apple varieties, berries, and root vegetables for delivery to three school sites over the 2026–27 school year. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases posted BNB053266 on June 2, 2026, with a June 26, 2026 deadline, seeking 115 line items of produce and other commodities for the Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center under MBE/CBE set-asides and the Buy American provision. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF with an extended May 4, 2026 deadline for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products including fresh and processed fruits across five geographic distribution areas in Texas. A separate TDCJ solicitation, IW236532, issued in April 2026 for whole pitted dried prunes (Grade B, 60–70 count) with a minimum order of 1,400 boxes for a Corpus Christi location.