UNSPSC 50321636: Dried palstein apricots

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

UNSPSC 50321636 Dried palstein apricots is a Commodity code that encompasses dried stone fruits and related preserved fruit products procured by state and local public bodies, primarily school districts and correctional agencies for institutional food service. State and local governments buy dried fruits under this code as shelf-stable components of cafeteria meal programs, breakfast offerings, and kitchen inventory. Recent solicitations show school nutrition departments and state correctional systems requesting dried fruits—including dried prunes, which appear alongside fresh produce and other cafeteria staples—as part of broader food supply contracts. Issuing bodies include county and municipal school boards, state departments, and state criminal justice systems. School districts dominate the recent activity, with Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut posting solicitations that bundle fresh and processed produce; state-level procurements from Georgia and Texas also appear, with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing separate line-item bids for dried prunes.

Geographic activity centers on the South and Southwest, with Georgia and Texas showing the most recent opportunities. Hancock County Schools posted an IFB for fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year due June 26, 2026, spanning over 200 line items of produce for delivery to three school sites; while the posting does not isolate dried fruits as a separate line, the scope encompasses specialty items alongside fresh categories. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases issued an IFB for commodities to supply the Board of Education Nutrition Center, due June 26, 2026, with 115 line items across eggs, poultry, cheese, beef, and fruit and vegetable products subject to Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed items. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued Bid No. IW236532 in April 2026 for whole, pitted, dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality, 60-70 count size, 1,400 boxes minimum to the Corpus location, with delivery specified at FOB Destination. All three school district opportunities and the TDCJ prune solicitation enforce Buy American compliance and require firm fixed pricing through the contract term.