UNSPSC 50321624: Dried imperial apricots

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

UNSPSC 50321624 Dried imperial apricots is a Commodity code that describes preserved dried fruit products procured by state and local school nutrition programs and institutional food services. Recent solicitations under this code show school districts and correctional facilities sourcing dried fruits—including raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mixes, and other preserved items—as components within broader grocery and food-supply contracts rather than as standalone line items. The scope extends beyond apricots alone to encompass a family of dried-fruit products that nutrition programs integrate into meal planning and inmate/student meal service. Issuing bodies are predominantly 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 in Georgia, and Douglas County School System in Georgia) and correctional facilities (County of Santa Clara Department of Correction, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), with school nutrition programs as the dominant buyer category. These agencies solicit dried fruit items embedded within master grocery contracts, fresh-produce RFPs, and annual food-supply IFBs that span hundreds of line items; dried fruits appear as ancillary items in broader procurement vehicles rather than as focused commodity buys.

Geographic activity concentrates heavily in Georgia (Hancock County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County, and state-level procurement through GEC Buying Cooperative), with secondary presence in Texas (TDCJ), California (Santa Clara County), Virginia (Fairfax County), Missouri (Rockwood), and Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education). The most directly relevant recent opportunity is the County of Santa Clara's Invitation to Bids (ITB-PRC-FY26-0617) posted January 28, 2026, with bids due February 5, 2026, which explicitly solicited dried raisins, dried cranberries, and dried tropical fruit mix for the Elmwood Correctional Facility on an all-or-none basis—5,880 cases of raisins, 1,000 cases of cranberries, and 3,000 cases of tropical fruit annually. Other representative opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's broad cafeteria food products solicitation (IFB 304T-26-300CF, due May 4, 2026) and school district master grocery contracts such as Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) and Rockwood R-VI School District's grocery solicitation (due April 29, 2026), all of which reference dried fruits or fruit products within expansive multi-category food-service buys. Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products appear across solicitations; most school districts enforce firm pricing for contract periods and require HACCP compliance and food safety certifications. The code shows modest but consistent activity within institutional food procurement, with dried fruits typically supporting nutrition objectives rather than serving as primary procurement focuses.