UNSPSC 50331574: Dried organic red rome apples

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

UNSPSC 50331574 Dried organic red rome apples (Commodity) represents a narrow slice of state and local school nutrition procurement — specifically dried apple products for cafeteria use. Recent opportunities show school districts and correctional facilities buying fresh and processed produce under broader grocery and produce line-item contracts, but few solicitations target dried apples alone. The code's scope, as reflected in recent purchasing activity, encompasses dried fruit products that meet USDA nutritional and Buy American standards for child nutrition programs and institutional food service; these are typically sourced as individual line items within larger fresh-produce, grocery, or commodity solicitations rather than as standalone procurements.

State and local issuing bodies pursuing this code are predominantly school districts (K-12) and their nutrition programs, supplemented by county correctional facilities. School districts dominate the landscape — Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) have all recently solicited multi-hundred-line-item produce and grocery contracts that include dried fruits among dozens of other items. The County of Santa Clara, California's Office of the Sheriff Department of Correction issued ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 for dried fruits and nuts on January 28, 2026, with a February 5, 2026 due date, specifying dried raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans on an all-or-none basis for Elmwood Correctional Facility. Geographic activity clusters in Georgia (multiple school district solicitations in early-to-mid 2026), with additional recent activity in Virginia, Missouri, Connecticut, Texas, and California. Response deadlines for representative school district produce contracts have ranged from late February through late June 2026 — Hancock County Schools' IFB #SN002-2027 due June 26, 2026; Liberty County Board of Education's IFB due April 29, 2026; and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323) due April 27, 2026. These opportunities typically bundle dried fruits as minor line items within 72–900+ total items spanning all fresh and shelf-stable produce categories, making dried organic red rome apples a niche subcategory rather than a standalone procurement focus.