UNSPSC 50301609: Clutha gold apricots

The variety of apricots known as clutha gold apricots

UNSPSC 50301609 Clutha gold apricots (Commodity) does not reflect the actual scope of state and local procurement activity associated with this code. Recent solicitations tagged to this code overwhelmingly seek fresh produce—a broad commodity family spanning fruits, vegetables, and related fresh-food items—rather than the specific apricot variety named in the code descriptor. State and local buyers under this classification include school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Bryan County Schools, Hancock County Board of Education, Dougherty County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, DeSoto County School District), state prison systems (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state mental-health facilities (Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center), corrections departments (Illinois Department of Corrections), county human-services agencies (Collier County Board of County Commissioners), municipalities (City of Bridgeport, City of Edinburg, City of San Antonio), child-care networks (Head Start of Greater Dallas), and regional health coalitions (Marion Health Care Coalition). School districts and correctional facilities dominate the recent activity; institutional food service is the primary use case. The procurement mix spans full fresh-produce supply contracts (multiline fruit and vegetable catalogs), single-commodity or narrow-category buys (petite bananas, fresh fruit and vegetable snacks), and integrated food-service bundles (grocery items including produce alongside proteins, dairy, and nonfood supplies). Buy American provisions, prevailing-wage compliance, HACCP certification, food-safety traceability, and local or domestic sourcing preferences appear frequently across jurisdictions.

Recent activity clusters heavily in the South and Midwest, with Georgia (Bartow County Schools, Hancock County Board of Education, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Early County Board of Education), Texas (Texas Department of Criminal Justice at multiple facilities, Head Start of Greater Dallas, City of Edinburg), Illinois (Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), and Mississippi (DeSoto County School District) appearing repeatedly in the past four months. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued three separate fresh-produce solicitations in September and October 2026 (IW267376, IW267420, IW267411) with response deadlines of October 14 and October 19, 2026. Madison Metropolitan School District issued two related RFBs in July 2026: RFB 4162 for petite bananas with a $78,000 annual contract value and response deadline of July 29, 2026, and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (approximately 5,900 weekly servings) for elementary students, also due July 29, 2026 and contingent on federal Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grant approval. Head Start of Greater Dallas solicited grocery products including approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat for an estimated total value of $969,460.94, with sealed bids due June 24, 2026. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases sought grocery items exceeding 1,100 line items for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department with electronic bids due June 30, 2026, subject to Buy American provisions requiring at least 51% domestic agricultural ingredients. Collier County Board of County Commissioners issued an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) for food services at North Collier Regional Park with proposals due March 6, 2025—a mismatch suggesting data-entry error—and a local-vendor preference worth 10 evaluation points for vendors meeting Collier or Lee County residency criteria. Most institutional buyers specify firm-pricing requirements, no fuel or freight surcharges, delivery windows (typically early morning or mid-day Monday through Friday), refrigerated transport, quality standards aligned with USDA and food-safety regulations, and insurance minimums of $500,000 to $1,000,000 in general liability coverage.