UNSPSC 50301601: Ambercot apricots

The variety of apricots known as ambercot apricots

UNSPSC 50301601 Ambercot apricots is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of fresh produce — specifically branded apricot varieties and broader fresh-fruit-and-vegetable supply categories — across institutional food service operations including corrections facilities, school nutrition programs, senior centers, and regional parks. Recent solicitations under and near this code show state and local buyers purchasing fresh produce as components of meal programs serving vulnerable populations: the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued multiple bids for fresh fruit and vegetable delivery to correctional food warehouses; Illinois Department of Corrections and Illinois Department of Mental Health have sought fresh produce for institutional dietary services; and a wide range of school districts across Georgia, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Texas are procuring fresh fruits and vegetables to support National School Lunch Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program operations. The issuing bodies span state correctional and mental health agencies, county and city school districts, municipal human services departments, county commissioners, and specialized entities such as Head Start programs and health care coalitions, reflecting the breadth of institutional food service procurement across state and local government.

Activity is heaviest in the Southeast — particularly Georgia, where school districts in Bryan County, Bartow County, Hancock County, Dougherty County, and DeSoto County have posted fresh produce solicitations — with significant concurrent activity in Texas (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, City of Edinburg, Head Start of Greater Dallas), Illinois (Department of Corrections, Department of Mental Health), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), and Florida (Collier County). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations (IW267420, IW267411, IW267376) with response dates in mid-to-late October 2026; Madison Metropolitan School District's RFBs for petite bananas (RFB 4162, $78,000 estimated annual value, bids due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4163, bids due July 29, 2026, contingent on federal Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grant approval); Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items across apple varieties, berries, cruciferous vegetables, and specialty fruits (bids due June 26, 2026); and Head Start of Greater Dallas' IFB for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen and fresh produce (total estimated value $969,460.94, bids due June 24, 2026, with a pre-bid conference on April 16, 2026). Buy American provisions are standard across school and correctional procurement; local-sourcing preferences (within 400 miles or within state) appear in several school district solicitations; small business set-asides are present in Illinois state procurement; and local-vendor preferences with evaluation-point bonuses appear in Florida county and Texas municipal food service RFPs.