UNSPSC 50331572: Dried organic red delicious apples

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

UNSPSC 50331572 Dried organic red delicious apples, a Commodity code, covers dried apple products procured by state and local education, corrections, and nutrition programs. In recent practice, school districts and state agencies soliciting under this code buy fresh and processed produce for student meal programs and institutional food service, with the code appearing in broader fresh-produce and food-commodities RFQs and IFBs that span dozens of line items across multiple fruit and vegetable categories. The Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce across the 2026–27 school year, for example, explicitly listed multiple apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) alongside berries, vegetables, and specialty fruits, with sealed bids due June 26, 2026. State and local issuing bodies under this code include school districts (nutrition programs for K–12 meal service), state departments of education and criminal justice (institutional food procurement), and municipal boards. Most recent opportunities are driven by school-nutrition RFQ and IFB cycles and state correctional-facility food contracts. The Buy American provision appears consistently, requiring a minimum of 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products.

Recent activity centers in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Connecticut. The Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 opportunity in Georgia, the City of Bridgeport's June 2026 commodities IFB in Connecticut, the State of Georgia's May 2026 food-supplies IFB, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's May 2026 cafeteria-food-products IFB (extended to May 4, 2026) represent the code's current market footprint. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, though state corrections procurement (TDCJ) also appears. Award patterns favor lowest-responsive-and-responsible bidders or best-value selections; Hancock County reserved the right to award to a single vendor or multiple vendors. Most contracts run annual or multi-year terms with firm fixed pricing, delivery to designated facilities, and requirements for HACCP plans, USDA compliance documentation, liability insurance, and vendor references.