UNSPSC 50321601: Dried ambercot apricots

The variety of apricots known as ambercot apricots that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50321601 Dried ambercot apricots is a Commodity code that covers procurement of processed dried stone fruits for use in institutional food service operations, particularly school lunch programs and correctional facility cafeterias. State and local governments soliciting under this code are primarily school districts and state departments supplying nutrition centers and food service facilities. The Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut have posted solicitations for fresh and processed produce that encompass dried fruit categories, while the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the State of Georgia have issued bids for institutional food commodities covering dried fruits as line items within broader food supply contracts. The work typically involves supplying USDA-graded dried fruits meeting specified packaging, portion size, and shelf-life requirements, often with Buy American provisions mandating minimum domestic content thresholds of 51 percent for processed items, and delivery to multiple institutional distribution points on FOB Destination terms with firm fixed pricing for annual contract periods.

Recent opportunities show activity concentrated in Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) posted IFB SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, with a due date of June 26, 2026, covering over 200 line items of produce and specialty items for the 2026-27 school year delivered to three school locations; the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) issued BNB053266 on June 2, 2026, also due June 26, 2026, for 115 commodity line items including fruit and vegetable products for the Board of Education Nutrition Center; the State of Georgia released PE55645NONST2026000000009 on May 15, 2026, due June 22, 2026, for food supplies and kitchen products (full scope in attached documentation); and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026, originally due April 21, 2026, and extended via Addendum No. 2 to May 4, 2026, for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products including dried fruits across five geographic warehouse areas in Texas. These solicitations reflect institutional procurement cycles tied to fiscal or academic years, with emphasis on compliance, delivery logistics, and supplier reliability over specialized product sourcing.