UNSPSC 50331581: Dried organic spartan apples

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

UNSPSC 50331581 Dried organic spartan apples, a Commodity code, does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope targets a specific dried-apple product line; the recent opportunities in the dataset span fresh produce, general grocery items, and diverse dried-fruit categories for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and broader food service operations, but none specifically solicit dried organic spartan apples or reference this product by variety or processing method. School districts, county boards of education, and correctional authorities dominate the issuing-body mix across the dataset, with procurement concentrated in Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, Missouri, Virginia, and California. Representative recent solicitations include Hancock County Schools Nutrition Fresh Produce (IFB, due June 26, 2026, seeking over 200 fresh produce line items including multiple apple varieties but not dried), the City of Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center (IFB, due June 26, 2026, for 115 commodity line items), Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026, seeking grocery products for 45 schools), and Santa Clara County Sheriff Department Correction Food Services (ITB-PRC-FY26-0617, due February 5, 2026, for dried fruits and nuts including raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit mix but not dried apples).

The disconnect between the code's stated commodity and recent market activity suggests minimal or no current sourcing of dried organic spartan apples through state and local procurement channels. Dried-fruit procurement does occur in the dataset—notably Santa Clara County's solicitation for dried raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit blend—but these opportunities do not identify dried spartan apples as a line item or requirement. Fresh-apple procurement is robust across school districts and nutrition programs (Hancock County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Douglas County schools all specify multiple apple varieties such as Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, and Honeycrisp), yet these solicitations focus on fresh rather than dried products. Business development activity under this code should be placed on watch pending evidence of state or local RFPs or IFBs that specifically name dried organic spartan apples or equivalent dried-apple products in their scopes.