UNSPSC 50321630: Dried lambertin apricots

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

UNSPSC 50321630 Dried lambertin apricots (Commodity) covers dried fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and other institutional food services. Recent solicitations show school districts and state departments buying dried fruit as components of broader fresh and processed produce contracts for cafeteria operations, though the code itself represents a narrow product line within a much larger food-supply ecosystem. Issuing bodies soliciting under or alongside this code include county and city school boards (Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state corrections agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and state procurement offices acting on behalf of multiple institutional customers. Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed products appear consistently across school nutrition solicitations, and vendors must provide HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, nutritional data, and comprehensive insurance coverage.

Geographic activity centers on Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas, with the most detailed recent opportunities posted in mid-2026. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with response due June 26, 2026, requiring delivery to three school sites through June 30, 2027. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases posted an IFB on June 2, 2026, for 115 commodity line items including fruit and vegetable products with electronic submission due June 26, 2026, to supply the Board of Education Nutrition Center. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026 (extended from April 21), covering approximately 382 food line items across five geographic distribution areas with firm pricing through August 31, 2027 and optional renewals. A TDCJ bid for whole pitted dried prunes (IFB IW236532) required 1,400 boxes minimum to a Corpus location with a revised due date of February 20, 2026. The code shows limited direct standalone procurement activity; dried apricots appear to be sourced as part of larger institutional food contracts rather than as isolated commodity purchases.