UNSPSC 50301607: Bulida apricots

The variety of apricots known as bulida apricots

UNSPSC 50301607 Bulida apricots is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure fresh produce—apricots, bananas, mixed fruits, and vegetables—primarily through school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior services, and child care food programs. The work being solicited spans supply and delivery of fresh produce meeting USDA standards, food safety compliance, and nutrition program requirements; contracts typically include bi-weekly or weekly deliveries to central warehouses or individual sites, temperature-controlled transport, and HACCP documentation. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and mental health, county boards of education, city school districts, municipal parks and recreation departments, and specialized agencies operating senior centers and child care facilities. School districts represent the dominant buyer category, followed by state correctional facilities, state mental health centers, and city departments managing senior nutrition programs. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Madison Metropolitan School District, Illinois Department of Corrections, and several Georgia school systems appear repeatedly in recent solicitations.

Geographic activity concentrates heavily in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Mississippi. Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice soliciting fresh fruit and vegetable delivery to its Palestine facility (IFB IW267376, due October 19, 2026) and Snyder Food Warehouse (IFB IW267420, due October 14, 2026); Madison Metropolitan School District requesting petite bananas (RFB 4162, $78,000 annual contract value, due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026, contingent on federal Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grant approval); Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center procuring fresh fruits and vegetables under small purchase (due August 14, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia soliciting fresh produce across 200+ line items for 2026–27 (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026); and Dougherty County Board of Education in Georgia requesting fresh produce for 24 school nutrition sites (due June 16, 2026). Collier County Board of County Commissioners in Florida is seeking a food services vendor for North Collier Regional Park via ITN (proposals due March 6, 2025, with a 10-point local-vendor preference). Many school district procurements apply Buy American provisions (minimum 51% domestic agricultural content), require HACCP plans, mandate E-Verify compliance, and reference pricing tied to U.S. Department of Labor or USDA Agricultural Marketing Service indices.