UNSPSC 50331579: Dried organic russet apples

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

UNSPSC 50331579 Dried organic russet apples, a Commodity code, encompasses dried apple products and related fruit commodities that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs and institutional food service. Recent solicitations show school districts and state agencies buying dried and fresh apple varieties alongside broader produce and food commodity portfolios—items that may be dried apples but are more frequently fresh apples, berries, and mixed produce under the nominal code scope. The work solicited includes supplying sealed, graded, packaged fruit meeting USDA standards for institutional delivery, often bundled with broader food commodity procurements rather than as standalone dried-apple contracts.

State and local issuing bodies include independent school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia), municipal boards of education (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut), state-level procurement divisions (State of Georgia, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and correctional-system food service operations. Hancock County Board of Education posted IFB #SN002-2027 in June 2026 for fresh produce across multiple apple varieties and other items for the 2026–27 school year, with bids due June 26, 2026; the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities (BNB053266) for the Board of Education Nutrition Center with responses due June 26, 2026 via the OpenGov Procurement Portal, requiring 51 percent domestic content under the Buy American Provision. The State of Georgia (PE55645NONST2026000000009) posted a food, supplies, and kitchen products solicitation due June 22, 2026. Texas TDCJ procurement (IW236532) issued a specific bid for whole pitted dried prunes in February 2026. Activity concentrates in the Southeast and South (Georgia, Connecticut, Texas) with recent postings from May through June 2026. All school and state solicitations require HACCP plans, USDA compliance, and firm pricing across multi-month to annual contract terms; Buy American provisions mandate minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products in school-district awards.