UNSPSC 50321608: Dried castlebrite apricots

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

UNSPSC 50321608 Dried castlebrite apricots is a Commodity code that captures specialty dried fruit products for institutional food service, though recent state and local opportunities show little purchasing activity specifically for this item. The code's nominal scope covers processed dried apricots, but the recent solicitations tagged under it reflect a much broader institutional food procurement landscape: school districts, counties, and state agencies are sourcing dozens or hundreds of line items spanning fresh produce, proteins, dairy, grains, and prepared foods for student nutrition and correctional facilities. The single directly relevant opportunity—Santa Clara County's procurement of dried fruits and nuts for the Sheriff's Department detention facility—encompassed dried raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit blend, walnuts, and pecans on an all-or-none basis, not castlebrite apricots specifically. Institutional food service procurement is typically conducted through RFPs and IFBs with annual or multi-year contract terms, firm pricing requirements, delivery obligations to multiple locations, USDA compliance mandates including Buy American provisions, and liability and insurance thresholds in the $500,000 to $2 million range.

Issuing bodies span school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System in Georgia), municipalities (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut), state departments (Georgia Department of Public Purchases, Texas Comptroller on behalf of TDCJ), and county correctional facilities (Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department). Recent geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, with additional opportunities in Connecticut, Missouri, Texas, Virginia, and California. The Texas TDCJ procurement closed May 4, 2026, covering approximately 382 food line items across five geographic distribution areas with firm pricing and FOB destination delivery; Fairfax County Public Schools issued IFB 2000004323 due April 27, 2026, for Master Grocery K-12 delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens with a performance period through June 30, 2027; and Santa Clara County issued ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 due February 5, 2026, for dried fruits and nuts to Elmwood Correctional Facility with a five-year contract term and local business preference. No opportunities identify dried castlebrite apricots as a line item, and the code shows minimal purchasing specificity within institutional food sourcing.