UNSPSC 50331627: Dried organic kandy kot apricots

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

UNSPSC 50331627 Dried organic kandy kot apricots, a Commodity code, encompasses dried fruit products procured by state and local education and correctional agencies for institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show school districts and state prison systems purchasing dried fruits as components of broader cafeteria and nutrition center supply contracts, where dried apricots and similar items appear alongside fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and pantry staples. The work involves meeting USDA grade and certification requirements, complying with Buy American provisions that mandate minimum domestic content thresholds, maintaining HACCP or equivalent food safety protocols, and delivering products to multiple institutional locations on firm fixed-price contracts with transportation included.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with recent activity from Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), alongside state-level procurements from the Georgia Department of Administrative Services and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Recent opportunities include Hancock County Schools Nutrition Fresh Produce SY27 (IFB, due June 26, 2026, spanning over 200 produce line items with delivery to three school sites through June 30, 2027); City of Bridgeport Commodities (IFB, due June 26, 2026, covering 115 line items including fruit and vegetable products for the Thomas E. Carroll Nutrition Center); Texas Department of Criminal Justice Cafeteria Food Products (IFB 304T-26-300CF, extended to May 4, 2026, encompassing approximately 382 food items for delivery to six TDCJ warehouse locations across Texas); and Texas Department of Criminal Justice Prunes procurement (Bid IW236532, closed February 20, 2026, for 1,400 boxes of U.S. Grade B dried prunes at the Corpus location). Activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas, with Georgia and Texas showing the most recent procurement volume.