UNSPSC 50321606: Dried bonny apricots

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

UNSPSC 50321606 Dried bonny apricots is a Commodity code that covers dried fruit products procured primarily by school nutrition programs and state food service operations. The recent activity shows school districts and state correctional systems buying dried and processed fruit items as components of larger food service contracts — not standalone apricot purchases, but rather as line items within broader cafeteria and nutrition center commodity solicitations that also include proteins, vegetables, grains, and other staples. Issuing bodies are primarily school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, City of Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state departments (State of Georgia food procurement, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and regional food service networks. The scope reflects institutional food service demand driven by federal nutrition standards and Buy American provisions that typically require 51 percent domestic content in processed fruit products.

Geographic activity centers on Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas based on recent solicitations. Hancock County Schools in Georgia issued an IFB for fresh produce spanning the 2026-27 school year with a June 26, 2026 response deadline; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities including fruit products for the Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center, also due June 26, 2026, under IFB through the OpenGov Procurement Portal; the State of Georgia requested bids on food, supplies, and other kitchen products due June 22, 2026; and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts issued an IFB on behalf of TDCJ for cafeteria food products across multiple Texas warehouse locations with responses due May 4, 2026. TDCJ also issued a separate IFB (Bid No. IW236532) for whole pitted dried prunes with a February 20, 2026 due date. These solicitations indicate consistent, recurring procurement cycles tied to school fiscal years and institutional food service contracts, though the code shows little standalone dried-apricot procurement — dried fruit appears as one commodity among many within aggregated food service buys.