UNSPSC 50331637: Dried organic patterson apricots

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

UNSPSC 50331637 Dried organic patterson apricots is a Commodity code that appears in state and local procurement activity focused on school nutrition and institutional food service, though recent opportunities show minimal direct solicitation of dried apricots specifically. The code encompasses dried fruit products used in cafeteria meal planning and bulk food supply chains serving public institutions. School districts and state departments of correction dominate the issuing-body mix, with procurement officers sourcing fresh and processed produce through nutrition services divisions. These agencies typically bundle dried fruits within broader fresh-produce and commodity food RFPs and IFBs rather than as standalone line items, reflecting the modest volume dried apricots command relative to fresh vegetables, proteins, and staple grains in school and correctional facility menus.

Recent activity is scattered across Georgia and Texas, with the most detailed opportunities tied to school nutrition procurement. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, with response due June 26, 2026, soliciting over 200 fresh-produce line items for the 2026–27 school year, emphasizing apples, berries, and cruciferous vegetables with Buy American content requirements (51 percent domestic for processed items); the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Statewide Procurement Division issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF in May 2026 for approximately 382 cafeteria food items (response extended to May 4, 2026), specifying proteins, grains, and canned/fresh vegetables with no direct mention of dried apricots. A separate TDCJ solicitation (IW236532, due February 20, 2026) for whole pitted dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality signals that institutional buyers do procure dried stone fruits in volume (1,400-box minimum), but the source contains no comparable current or recent opportunity specifically for dried apricots, suggesting limited present procurement activity under this Commodity code.