UNSPSC 50301605: Blenheim apricots

The variety of apricots known as blenheim apricots

UNSPSC 50301605 Blenheim apricots is a Commodity code. State and local governments procuring under this code buy fresh fruits and vegetables for child nutrition, school meal, and senior services programs, typically as part of broader grocery, produce, or specialty food solicitations rather than apricots alone. Recent activity shows that apricots appear infrequently in standalone form; instead, state and local buyers source them within comprehensive fresh-produce line-item lists for school nutrition programs, CACFP meal services, and federal Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) contracts. The code's nominal scope does not match the recent procurement activity closely—apricots are named explicitly in only one source opportunity (the GEC Buying Cooperative's produce line items) among the twenty-five recent solicitations, and they do not appear as primary procurement objects. School districts, school nutrition programs, and child care food service agencies dominate the issuing bodies; these include Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida), Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut), Austin Independent School District (Texas), Henry County Schools (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Bryan County Schools (Georgia), and the GEC Buying Cooperative (serving 40 Georgia school districts across two geographic regions). The City of Bridgeport's Board of Education, Head Start of Greater Dallas, DeSoto County School District (Mississippi), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), and the City of San Antonio's Department of Human Services also appear as recent issuers.

Geographic concentration is heavily weighted toward Georgia and Texas school districts, with significant activity also in Florida, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Mississippi, and California. Recent opportunities across these states reflect standardized federal procurement frameworks (Buy American provisions, HACCP compliance, USDA food safety standards, civil rights certifications) applied uniformly to produce sourcing. Representative recent activity includes the City of Edinburg, Texas, issuing RFP 2026-017 for a CACFP Meal Program requesting comprehensive food and nonfood items with a response date of August 4, 2026; Madison Metropolitan School District posting RFB 4162 for petite bananas on July 8, 2026, due July 29, 2026; DeSoto County School District requesting sealed bids on fresh produce distribution with a response date of June 22, 2026; the Bartow County School System posting RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables due June 22, 2026; Dougherty County Board of Education requesting sealed bids for fresh produce due June 16, 2026; and the GEC Buying Cooperative issuing RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia school districts with a response date of March 4, 2026. The code shows low relevance to actual procurement activity—apricots are treated as commodity line items within institutional produce buying rather than as standalone procurement objects, and the recent opportunities suggest that vendors pursuing this commodity should focus on inclusion within broader fresh-produce supply agreements serving school nutrition programs rather than on apricot-specific contracts.