UNSPSC 50331622: Dried organic helena apricots

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

UNSPSC 50331622 Dried organic helena apricots is a Commodity code that covers dried fruit products procured by state and local governments, primarily school districts and state agencies for cafeteria and institutional food service. Recent solicitations under this code show that state and local buyers procure dried fruits as components within broader food-service contracts rather than as standalone dried-apricot-specific line items. The Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) and the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) both solicited fresh and processed produce including dried or specialty fruit products for school nutrition centers under IFB notices with Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed items. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice also procures dried fruits—specifically whole, pitted, dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality—as part of institutional cafeteria food supply contracts. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and state correctional or institutional agencies; repeat buyers include state departments (Georgia, Texas) and municipal school boards (Connecticut, Georgia) that operate centralized nutrition distribution to multiple cafeteria locations.

Geographic activity centers on the South and Southwest—Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut each posted opportunities in the May–June 2026 window. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued an IFB (Bid No. IW236532) for dried prunes with a revised due date of February 20, 2026, specifying U.S. Grade B whole pitted prunes in 60–70 count size, 25-pound boxes, with a minimum order quantity of 1,400 boxes for the Corpus Christi location and USDA grade certification required. The Hancock County Board of Education's IFB SN002-2027 (due June 26, 2026) encompassed over 200 fresh produce line items including specialty fruits delivered to three school sites across the 2026–27 school year, though dried apricots were not explicitly itemized in the posted summary. The State of Georgia issued a broader food-supplies solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009, due June 22, 2026) with full scope details in an attachment. All three jurisdictions enforce Buy American or domestic-content requirements and mandate USDA compliance, HACCP plans or equivalent food-safety certifications, and firm pricing for the contract term.