UNSPSC 50331569: Dried organic red astrachan apples

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

UNSPSC 50331569 Dried organic red astrachan apples, a Commodity code, encompasses fresh and dried fruit procurement for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and corrections facilities. State and local governments soliciting under this code are primarily school districts (through boards of education nutrition centers), state corrections agencies, and city departments of public purchases. The scope spans fresh produce distribution contracts that bundle multiple fruit and vegetable categories alongside the core apple and dried fruit items, with buyers typically specifying USDA grade requirements, Buy American provisions mandating minimum domestic content, HACCP food safety plans, and firm fixed pricing across multi-year contract terms. Work being solicited includes both fresh apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) and dried specialty fruits (prunes, dried apples) delivered to centralized nutrition centers or distributed warehouse locations serving multiple institutional sites.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Southwest. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued an IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with delivery to three school sites and a June 26, 2026 response deadline. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases sought commodities including fruit and vegetable products for the Board of Education Nutrition Center with an electronic IFB due June 26, 2026, requiring MBE/CBE certification compliance and Net 45 payment terms. The State of Georgia released an IFB for food, supplies, and other kitchen products due June 22, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (through the Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division) procured cafeteria food products across five geographic areas via IFB, with an extended response deadline of May 4, 2026, and also issued a standalone IFB for whole pitted dried prunes to the Corpus Christi location with a February 20, 2026 opening. Institutional buyers in this space typically require proof of insurance, state registration, vendor references, and nutritional product documentation, with award to single or multiple vendors at the buyer's discretion.