UNSPSC 50321641: Dried queen apricots

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

UNSPSC 50321641 Dried queen apricots, a Commodity code, sees application primarily in school nutrition procurement where state and local education agencies and corrections departments source dried fruit as part of broader food-service supply contracts. The recent solicitations demonstrate that state and local governments buy dried fruit — particularly dried prunes and apricots — as standalone line items or within consolidated food-commodity packages for institutional cafeterias. Issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state education or procurement offices (State of Georgia), and correctional-system procurement arms (Texas Department of Criminal Justice). The work spans ingredient sourcing for meal preparation in institutional settings where Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed products apply, USDA grade certification and compliance are mandatory, and vendors must meet HACCP food-safety, product-liability insurance, and nutritional-specification requirements.

Recent activity clusters in the Southeast and South. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF in May 2026 for approximately 382 food line items (due May 4, 2026) with delivery to multiple TDCJ warehouse locations across Texas; separately, TDCJ Bid No. IW236532 for whole pitted dried prunes (60–70 count, U.S. Grade B, minimum 1,400 boxes to a Corpus Christi location) closed February 20, 2026. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited fresh produce including specialty dried fruits under IFB #SN002-2027 with a June 26, 2026 due date for the 2026–27 school year, requiring delivery to three school sites and firm pricing through June 30, 2027. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases requested commodities (including fruit and vegetable products) for the Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center with electronic submissions due June 26, 2026 through the OpenGov Procurement Portal. The State of Georgia posted a food-supplies solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009) due June 22, 2026, with full scope in an attached document. Contract terms typically run one school or fiscal year (July through June or calendar-based) with firm pricing, FOB Destination delivery, and 30–45 day payment cycles.