UNSPSC 50331538: Dried organic greensleeves apples

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

UNSPSC 50331538 Dried organic greensleeves apples (Commodity) covers dried apple products that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs and institutional food service. Recent solicitations show school districts and state corrections departments sourcing dried fruits alongside fresh produce and other food commodities to stock cafeteria operations and distribution centers. The code's scope spans shelf-stable dried fruit inventory for bulk meal preparation in institutional settings, where products must meet USDA grade standards and often comply with Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic agricultural content. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (such as Hancock County Schools in Georgia and the Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state corrections departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and state purchasing divisions acting on behalf of multiple agencies or facilities.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) posted IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce including multiple apple varieties for the 2026–27 school year with a June 26, 2026 response deadline and delivery to three school sites. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases posted BNB053266 on June 2, 2026, requesting bids on 115 commodity line items including fruit and vegetable products for the Board of Education Nutrition Center, due June 26, 2026, with MBE/CBE certification applicable under city ordinance. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026 (extended via addendum from April 21), for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic distribution points. A separate TDCJ procurement, Bid No. IW236532 (posted April 23, 2026), solicited whole pitted dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality for delivery to Corpus Christi, with a February 20, 2026 response deadline. All institutional food procurement under this code requires HACCP or equivalent food safety plans, proof of compliance with USDA and FDA regulations, commercial general liability insurance, and vendor references.