UNSPSC 50321603: Dried brittany gold apricots

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

UNSPSC 50321603 Dried Brittany gold apricots is a Commodity code that captures dried and processed fruit products procured by state and local school nutrition programs, corrections departments, and state food service operations. State and local governments use this code to source shelf-stable dried fruit for cafeteria meal preparation, inmate food service, and institutional nutrition programs where fresh produce is impractical or cost-prohibitive. The scope encompasses product-specific procurement of dried fruit meeting USDA grade standards, packaging specifications, and nutritional requirements tied to institutional bulk-service operations rather than retail or consumer channels. Issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia), municipal education departments (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut), state corrections agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and state-level procurement offices managing multi-site food supply contracts. School nutrition programs represent the dominant buyer type under this code, driven by federal Buy American requirements in the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products) and state nutrition mandates.

Recent activity is concentrated in Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. Hancock County Schools (Hancock County Board of Education) issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, for fresh and specialty produce items spanning the 2026–27 school year with sealed bids due June 26, 2026, covering delivery to three school locations. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities for the Board of Education Nutrition Center on June 2, 2026, with an electronic IFB due June 26, 2026, requiring compliance with MBE/CBE certifications and Buy American provisions. The State of Georgia posted a food supplies solicitation on May 15, 2026, due June 22, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued multiple food procurement IFBs, including cafeteria food products (May 4, 2026, extended to due date June 22, 2026) and whole pitted dried prunes (April 23, 2026, due February 20, 2026), both serving TDCJ warehouse distribution across multiple geographic areas. Vendors responding to these solicitations must provide USDA grade certifications, nutritional data, HACCP plans where applicable, proof of domestic sourcing compliance, and comprehensive insurance documentation.