UNSPSC 50301609: Clutha gold apricots

The variety of apricots known as clutha gold apricots

UNSPSC 50301609 Clutha gold apricots is a Commodity code that represents a narrow product line — a specific apricot variety — yet the recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code show minimal purchase activity aligned with the code's narrow scope. The most recent opportunities reflect broad food procurement for school nutrition programs, child care facilities, and institutional meal services where fresh produce features as one category among many line items rather than a discrete procurement focus. State and local governments procuring under this code span school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Hillsborough County Public Schools, multiple Georgia school nutrition programs), city and county agencies (City of Bridgeport, City of San Antonio), and special-purpose entities (Head Start of Greater Dallas, GEC Buying Cooperative). The issuing bodies cluster heavily in the Southeast — Georgia districts dominate the recent sample — with additional activity in Texas, Florida, Connecticut, and California, reflecting the institutional food service sector's geographic concentration.

Representative recent opportunities show the code's actual purchasing context. Madison Metropolitan School District issued RFB 4162 on July 8, 2026, for petite bananas (response due July 29, 2026) and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with similar timing, both integral to school meal programs rather than standalone commodity procurements. The City of Bridgeport solicited grocery items under BID BNB052266 (due June 30, 2026) spanning over 1,100 line items for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services, with fresh fruits and vegetables as one subcategory. The GEC Buying Cooperative issued SN 26-004 on February 4, 2026 (proposals due March 4, 2026), procuring fresh produce and eggs across two geographic areas in Georgia with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million, but again framing apricots and other individual fruits as components within a 70-line-item produce specification rather than sole-source acquisitions. The code's assignment to these opportunities appears taxonomic rather than reflective of focused Clutha gold apricot demand; vendors pursuing this code should expect competition within broader fresh-produce aggregations and should assess whether their product mix and scale align with institutional food service buying patterns rather than specialty fruit procurement.