UNSPSC 50321610: Dried clutha sun apricots

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

UNSPSC 50321610 Dried clutha sun apricots is a Commodity code, but the recent opportunities tagged under it actually span broad fresh and preserved produce procurement for school nutrition programs and institutional food service, not dried apricots specifically. State and local school districts and correctional authorities are the primary buyers, soliciting fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and shelf-stable food items through IFBs and ITBs. The work includes specification of case sizes, unit counts, USDA grade certification, delivery logistics, storage and recall protocols, Buy American compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed items), and firm pricing for multi-year contract periods. Vendors must provide HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, debarment certifications, nutritional analyses, and commercial general liability insurance in the $500,000 to $1 million range. Delivery is typically FOB Destination to multiple sites with advance appointment scheduling and 24-hour emergency backup stock requirements. School districts reserve the right to award to single or multiple bidders and may extend contracts at their discretion.

Recent activity is concentrated in the Southeast and Texas. The Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 for over 200 line items of fresh produce due June 26, 2026, with delivery to three school sites; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited 115 line items of food commodities due June 26, 2026, for the Board of Education Nutrition Center; the State of Georgia posted a bid for food supplies and kitchen products due June 22, 2026; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued multiple solicitations including IFB No. 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products with delivery to six TDCJ warehouse locations, with an extended due date of May 4, 2026. The code shows active procurement but reflects a broad commodity classification mismatch — the UNSPSC code nominal scope (dried clutha sun apricots) does not align with the actual work being solicited (institutional fresh and preserved food service), indicating either miscoding at the issuing-body level or obsolescence of the code assignment for current purchasing patterns.