UNSPSC 50321615: Dried early bright apricots

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

UNSPSC 50321615 Dried early bright apricots is a Commodity code that appears rarely in state and local school nutrition procurement. Recent solicitations under this code focus primarily on fresh and frozen produce, dairy, proteins, and prepared foods for K–12 school lunch programs and correctional facilities, with dried fruit items — when mentioned — typically bundled within broader commodity categories rather than specified as apricots alone. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Hancock County Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System in Georgia) and state departments of corrections (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Santa Clara County Sheriff Department), with occasional activity from city and county food service operations. These jurisdictions solicit food supply under IFB and RFP notices tied to annual school nutrition or correctional facility meal service contracts, typically running July through June fiscal years with firm pricing for 12 months.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in California, Connecticut, Missouri, and Virginia. Recent opportunities show school districts and state correctional facilities buying fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and shelf-stable items in volume — Hancock County Schools solicited over 200 fresh-produce line items (IFB, due June 26, 2026); Fairfax County Public Schools sought master grocery K–12 supply across 45 schools (IFB, due April 27, 2026); Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri bid approximately 900 grocery line items (due April 29, 2026); and Santa Clara County Sheriff Department procured dried fruits and nuts for correctional food service on a five-year term, all-or-none contract (ITB, due February 5, 2026). The code's narrow scope — early bright apricots — does not appear in any of the recent solicitations reviewed; state and local buyers treat dried-fruit procurement as part of wider commodity or snack categories rather than individual dried-fruit SKUs. Vendors targeting this code should expect limited standalone opportunities and should instead position dried apricots within broader fresh and processed-produce supply to school nutrition programs.