UNSPSC 50331655: Dried organic york apricots

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

UNSPSC 50331655 Dried organic york apricots is a Commodity code covering specialized dried-fruit products for institutional food service. State and local governments buy dried apricots predominantly through school nutrition programs and correctional facilities, where they serve as cafeteria staple items and components of pre-planned meal cycles. Recent school nutrition solicitations frame dried apricots as line items within broader fresh and processed produce categories rather than stand-alone procurement actions. School districts and state departments of education are the primary issuing bodies under this code, alongside state correctional agencies that source food commodities in bulk for inmate meal service. All recent opportunities impose Buy American requirements mandating a minimum of 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products, with USDA grade certification and HACCP compliance standards as baseline vendor qualifications.

Recent activity shows solicitation concentration in the Southeast and Texas. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia posted IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items including fresh and dried fruits, with sealed bids due June 26, 2026, and delivery required to three school sites through June 30, 2027. The State of Georgia issued a commodity food request on May 15, 2026, due June 22, 2026, covering food supplies and kitchen products with scope details in attached documentation. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026, for cafeteria food products spanning approximately 382 line items across proteins, grains, dairy, fruits, and vegetables for delivery to six TDCJ distribution points, with the response deadline extended via Addendum No. 2 to May 4, 2026. A separate TDCJ Bid No. IW236532 for whole pitted dried prunes (a closely related dried-fruit commodity) was posted April 23, 2026, with a due date of February 20, 2026, and a minimum order of 1,400 boxes of U.S. Grade B prunes. School nutrition contracts typically run July to June or January to December cycles; criminal justice procurement operates on annual or multi-year terms with firm fixed pricing and FOB Destination delivery obligations.