UNSPSC 50321651: Dried tracy apricots

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

UNSPSC 50321651 Dried tracy apricots is a Commodity code covering dried stone fruits and specialty produce items that state and local governments—primarily school districts and correctional facilities—procure for food service operations. Recent solicitations show school nutrition programs and institutional food service buyers sourcing dried fruits as components of broader fresh and processed produce contracts. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) and the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) both issued IFBs in June 2026 for fresh produce and cafeteria food products respectively, each spanning 100+ line items of fruits, vegetables, proteins, and dairy; the Georgia and Texas state procurement offices also posted commodity food solicitations serving educational and correctional institutions. The issuing-body mix reflects school district nutrition centers, state departments of education and criminal justice, and municipal purchasing offices on behalf of board of education nutrition centers. Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed products appear consistently across school-nutrition solicitations, and several require HACCP plans, USDA compliance certifications, and proof of food safety standards.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut, with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Georgia Department of Education showing repeated procurement cycles for institutional food supplies. Hancock County Schools (Sparta, Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 due June 26, 2026, covering fresh produce delivery to three school locations for the 2026–27 contract year, with sealed bid opening June 29, 2026 at Hancock County Board of Education offices. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases requested bids (BNB053266) due June 26, 2026, for 115 line items of commodities including eggs, poultry, cheese, beef, and fruit and vegetable products for delivery to the Thomas E. Carroll Nutrition Center; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB 304T-26-300CF due May 4, 2026 (extended via Addendum No. 2), covering approximately 382 cafeteria food line items for six TDCJ warehouse locations across Texas with contract term through August 31, 2027 plus two optional one-year renewals. A separate TDCJ solicitation (IW236532) sought whole, pitted, dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality, 60–70 count size, in 25-pound boxes (minimum 1,400 boxes) with an amended due date of February 20, 2026.