UNSPSC 50331577: Dried organic reinette apples

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

UNSPSC 50331577 Dried organic reinette apples (Commodity) describes dried fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations. The recent opportunities in this code show school districts and corrections departments sourcing fresh and processed produce — including dried fruits and fresh apple varieties — as components of broader food commodity contracts. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued an IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items including multiple apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) for the 2026–27 school year, requiring delivery to three school sites with firm pricing and all-inclusive transportation through June 30, 2027. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited 115 commodity line items including fruit and vegetable products for the Board of Education Nutrition Center, with deliveries to a central nutrition facility and pricing firm fixed through June 30, 2027. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued separate procurements for cafeteria food products and individual dried-fruit items such as whole pitted prunes in U.S. Grade B quality, specifying 25-pound sealed cardboard boxes with USDA grade certification. These solicitations reveal that while the code nominally targets dried organic reinette apples, state and local procurement under this taxonomy in practice encompasses broader fresh and processed produce categories sourced by school nutrition departments and correctional food service operations, often bundled into multi-category commodity contracts rather than as standalone dried-apple line items.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with Hancock County Schools and the Bridgeport Board of Education both posting produce contracts in June 2026, alongside state-level corrections and food-service procurement by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the State of Georgia. Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. Hancock County Schools' IFB (PE67080NONST2027000000013, due June 26, 2026) exemplifies the typical scope: sealed bids for fresh produce with Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic content in processed items, HACCP plans, 24-hour recall capability, and delivery to multiple school sites with firm pricing and fuel charges prohibited. The Bridgeport procurement (BNB053266, due June 26, 2026) similarly required compliance with Buy American standards, MBE/CBE certification eligibility under city ordinance, USDA compliance confirmation, and electronic submission through the OpenGov Procurement Portal. The Texas Comptroller's IFB for TDCJ cafeteria products (304T26300CF, originally due April 21, 2026, extended via addendum to May 4, 2026) encompassed approximately 382 line items across proteins, frozen entrees, dairy, grains, and fresh and canned vegetables and fruits, with FOB Destination delivery to six distribution points and firm all-inclusive pricing incorporating shipping and fuel. Buy American compliance, USDA grade certification, and proof of manufacturer qualifications are standard across these solicitations.