UNSPSC 50331608: Dried organic castlebrite apricots

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

UNSPSC 50331608 Dried organic castlebrite apricots, a Commodity code, does not reflect the actual procurement activity in the recent state and local opportunities block. The code nominally describes a single dried-fruit SKU, but the opportunities posted under this code classify procurement for broad food-service categories spanning proteins, produce, dairy, grains, and prepared items rather than dried apricots specifically. One opportunity—the Santa Clara County dried fruits and nuts ITB—includes dried fruit procurement, but apricots are not named; that solicitation requests raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans for a correctional facility. The remaining ten opportunities target school nutrition programs and institutional food service at state departments and counties, soliciting fresh produce, grocery staples, proteins, and full-line food distribution—categories with minimal to no overlap with the code's stated commodity.

The opportunities reveal that school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Douglas County School System in Georgia) dominate the recent activity, alongside municipal nutrition services (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut), state agencies (Georgia and Texas), and a county sheriff's correctional facility (Santa Clara County, California). Geographic concentration appears strongest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Connecticut, California, Missouri, and Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include the Hancock County Schools fresh produce IFB due June 26, 2026, spanning 200-plus line items of apples, berries, vegetables, and specialty produce for the 2026–27 school year; the Douglas County School System RFP for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative due March 4, 2026, serving 30 districts across two Georgia areas with estimated annual spending near $5.5 million combined; and the Santa Clara County dried fruits and nuts ITB due February 5, 2026, requesting raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans for Elmwood Correctional Facility. The code appears to carry a categorical misalignment with actual procurements, suggesting either a tagging error or a taxonomy tier that no longer reflects contemporary state and local food-service procurement patterns.