UNSPSC 50321640: Dried poppycot apricots

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

UNSPSC 50321640 Dried poppycot apricots (Commodity) describes dried fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show that school districts and state agencies are acquiring dried apricots and related dried fruit commodities as components of broader fresh and processed produce buys for cafeteria operations, rather than as standalone line items. The code encompasses products meeting USDA grade standards and domestic-content requirements under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic ingredients for processed products). Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia), municipal school systems (City of Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state departments (State of Georgia), and state correctional systems (Texas Department of Criminal Justice). These buyers typically consolidate dried fruit purchases into larger food-service commodities solicitations rather than issuing dedicated produce RFPs.

Recent activity appears concentrated in the South and broader institutional food service contexts. Hancock County Schools (Sparta, Georgia) posted IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, with response due June 26, 2026, covering over 200 fresh produce line items for the 2026-27 school year across three delivery sites; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases issued commodity bid BNB053266 on June 2, 2026, also due June 26, 2026, encompassing 115 line items for the Board of Education Nutrition Center; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted IFB 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026 (extended via Addendum No. 2) covering approximately 382 food line items for delivery to six TDCJ distribution points across Texas through August 31, 2027. A separate TDCJ bid (IW236532) for whole pitted dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality with 1,400-box minimum for Corpus location closed February 20, 2026. All school nutrition solicitations impose Buy American compliance and require sealed, itemized delivery to designated sites with firm pricing for the contract term.