UNSPSC 50321624: Dried imperial apricots

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

UNSPSC 50321624 Dried imperial apricots, a Commodity code, spans dried stone fruits and specialty produce that state and local government food services—primarily school districts and correctional facilities—purchase for meal programs. Recent solicitations show school nutrition programs buying fresh produce broadly (apples, berries, vegetables, citrus) alongside occasional procurements of dried specialty fruits; correctional facilities source dried fruits including prunes as shelf-stable protein and nutrient supplements for inmate meals. The issuing bodies are school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state corrections departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and state food procurement offices (State of Georgia). Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products appear consistently across school nutrition solicitations.

Activity over the past five months centers on school districts and state corrections in Georgia and Texas. The Hancock County Board of Education issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, due June 26, 2026, for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items for the 2026-27 school year with delivery to three school sites. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases requested bids on June 2, 2026 (due June 26, 2026, via electronic submission) for 115 line items of commodities including fruit and vegetable products for the Board of Education Nutrition Center. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued Bid No. IW236532 in April 2026 for whole, pitted, dried prunes (U.S. Grade B, 60-70 count) in 25-pound boxes, with minimum order of 1,400 boxes for the Corpus location and a revised due date of February 20, 2026. The State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and kitchen products solicitation on May 15, 2026, due June 22, 2026, with scope details in an attached 12 MB document.