UNSPSC 50321635: Dried orangered apricots

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

UNSPSC 50321635 Dried orangered apricots is a Commodity code that encompasses dried tree fruits procured primarily by school nutrition programs and correctional facilities through multi-item food service IFBs. State and local governments solicit dried apricots as components of broader fresh and processed produce contracts rather than as standalone line items; the recent opportunities show apricots embedded within 200+ line-item fresh produce bids and within larger dried-fruit and commodity food procurements serving institutional kitchens. The issuing bodies are school districts, state corrections departments, and municipal boards of education, all operating under Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic ingredient content in processed products. These jurisdictions consolidate procurement across multiple delivery locations and contract periods typically running twelve months, with awards made to single or multiple vendors based on price, compliance, and vendor performance history.

Activity concentrates in the Southeast and South. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted an IFB in June 2026 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items including citrus and stone fruits for the 2026–27 school year with a June 26 response deadline. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases issued an IFB for 115 commodity line items serving the Board of Education Nutrition Center, also due June 26, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, solicited approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic areas with a May 4, 2026 response deadline. The State of Georgia posted a broad food, supplies, and kitchen products IFB due June 22, 2026. A separate Texas TDCJ solicitation (Bid No. IW236532) for whole pitted dried prunes—a close parallel commodity—had a February 20, 2026 due date. All solicitations mandate HACCP plans, USDA compliance certification, firm pricing through contract term, and FOB destination delivery with transportation included in bid price.