UNSPSC 50321654: Dried westley apricots

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

UNSPSC 50321654 Dried westley apricots (Commodity) covers dried fruit products procured by state and local education and correctional facilities, though recent solicitation activity under this specific code is minimal and does not consistently reflect the nominal scope. The majority of recent opportunities in the broader dried fruit and produce category show school districts and state agencies issuing IFBs and RFPs for fresh produce, eggs, grocery items, and food service distribution contracts rather than specialty dried fruit items. A notable exception is the County of Santa Clara's January 2026 ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 for dried fruits and nuts (raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans) to supply the Elmwood Correctional Facility, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's February 2026 Bid No. IW236532 for whole pitted dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality, 60-70 count size, packed in sealed 25-pound boxes with a minimum order quantity of 1,400 boxes for the Corpus location. These dried fruit procurements appear infrequently compared to fresh produce and broad-line grocery supply solicitations that dominate state and local food-service purchasing.

The issuing bodies soliciting under related food commodity codes are predominantly school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia; Liberty County Board of Education, Georgia; Rockwood R-VI School District, Missouri; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Georgia; Douglas County School System, Georgia; and Hancock County Schools, Georgia) and state agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Georgia Department of Education, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department). Georgia and Texas account for the heaviest recent activity, with multiple school districts and state entities posting overlapping produce, grocery, and food distribution solicitations between January and June 2026. Recent opportunities show IFBs and RFPs for annual food supply contracts with response dates between February and June 2026, typically running July 1 through June 30 with renewal options. Buy American requirements mandating minimum 51 percent domestic content appear standard across school nutrition procurements, and firms pursuing this code should expect firm-fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery, and multi-school or multi-location distribution obligations. The narrow recent activity specifically under dried apricots suggests limited current demand for this commodity in state and local food service, with procurement concentrated instead on broader fresh-produce and full-line food-service categories.