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 nominally covers organic dried apricot products, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show minimal activity directly aligned with the code's scope. School districts, county educational systems, and correctional facilities are the primary state and local buyers across this commodity family, though their purchases focus broadly on fresh produce, dried fruits and nuts in assorted varieties, and general food service supplies rather than organic patterson apricots specifically. The Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) all issued bids for fresh produce, grocery items, or produce-and-eggs contracts during the first half of 2026. The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department (California) solicited dried fruits and nuts, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Georgia state agencies posted food-supply opportunities. These jurisdictions typically buy in volume through annual term contracts with fixed or indexed pricing, firm-price delivery commitments, Buy American compliance, and USDA/food-safety certifications.

Activity concentrates in Georgia school districts and the broader Southeastern and Midwestern United States, with notable recent solicitations including Hancock County Schools' fresh-produce IFB (due June 26, 2026), the Bridgeport Board of Education commodities bid (due June 26, 2026), Rockwood School District's grocery items (due April 29, 2026), and the Douglas County School System's GEC Buying Cooperative fresh-produce RFP (due March 4, 2026, estimated spend approximately $5.5 million across two regions). The Santa Clara County dried-fruits-and-nuts ITB (due February 5, 2026) at the Elmwood Correctional Facility required raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit mix on an all-or-none basis. However, none of these opportunities explicitly solicited dried organic patterson apricots as a line item; the code assignment appears to reflect broader dried-fruit procurement categories rather than this specific product variant. Vendors pursuing this code should verify whether the issuing body actually requires patterson apricots or accepts functionally equivalent dried apricot products, as the recent activity does not establish strong, consistent demand for the nominally specified commodity.