UNSPSC 50331629: Dried organic king apricots

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

UNSPSC 50331629 Dried organic king apricots is a Commodity code that encompasses dried fruit products supplied to school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and other institutional food services. State and local governments purchase dried fruits under this code primarily to support child nutrition services and institutional dining operations, though the recent solicitation activity shows minimal direct procurement of dried apricots specifically. Instead, the broader category of dried fruits appears in school district and corrections department food supply contracts where dried fruits are components of larger grocery or produce acquisitions rather than standalone line items. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (elementary through high school systems), county boards of education, and correctional agencies, with school nutrition programs representing the largest buyer segment seeking to meet USDA National School Lunch and Breakfast Program nutritional standards.

Recent solicitation activity for dried fruits is limited. The County of Santa Clara, California issued ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 on January 28, 2026, with bid due February 5, 2026, for dried fruits and nuts to supply its correctional facility at Elmwood, requesting dried raisins, dried cranberries, and tropical fruit mix on a five-year contract with firm Year 1 pricing and capped annual increases thereafter. A five percent local business preference applied. Georgia has seen the most recent school district activity, including Liberty County Board of Education and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System solicitations in March and April 2026 for comprehensive fresh produce and food supply contracts that incorporated dried fruits as secondary items within much larger procurement scopes spanning hundreds of line items. The Douglas County School System (Georgia) and multiple school districts across the Southeast issued broader food supply RFPs and IFBs during February through June 2026 for annual contracts running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, with Buy American requirements mandating 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content for processed products. Dried apricots specifically do not appear as a line item in the available solicitations; the code shows general activity in dried fruit procurement but limited current demand for this particular commodity.