UNSPSC 50331555: Dried organic mcintosh apples

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

UNSPSC 50331555 Dried organic McIntosh apples (Commodity) describes a narrow product line—whole dried apples processed and packaged for institutional food service—but recent state and local solicitations show minimal direct procurement of this specific commodity. School nutrition programs across multiple states are actively soliciting fresh produce, dried fruits, nuts, and bulk food supplies, yet only one of the thirteen recent opportunities explicitly references dried fruit as part of a broader procurement, and none target dried McIntosh apples specifically. Issuing bodies pursuing food-service contracting include school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood School District in Missouri, Liberty County and Douglas County systems in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools in Georgia), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Santa Clara County (correctional facility food services), and municipal education departments (Bridgeport, Connecticut). These jurisdictions are consolidating nutrition procurement through annual IFBs and RFPs covering 72 to 900+ line items spanning fresh, frozen, and shelf-stable groceries, with Buy American compliance and USDA nutritional standards now standard contract terms across school meal programs.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Hancock County, Liberty County, Douglas County, Savannah-Chatham), with significant secondary activity in Texas, Virginia, Missouri, Connecticut, and California. Representative recent solicitations include Hancock County Schools' IFB for fresh produce (due June 26, 2026, covering 200+ line items including multiple apple varieties but not dried McIntosh), Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 term contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026, requiring minimum three-year vendor experience and Buy American compliance), Rockwood School District's grocery-items procurement (due April 29, 2026, with 900+ line items and NUTRIKIDS electronic submission), and Santa Clara County's ITB for dried fruits and nuts (due February 5, 2026, requiring five-line all-or-none bids for dried raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans). The code shows limited recent procurement momentum for dried organic McIntosh apples as a standalone line item; vendors should monitor school nutrition cooperative purchasing vehicles and multistate food-service RFPs where dried-fruit specifications may emerge as add-on or secondary items within larger grocery contracts.