UNSPSC 50301612: Dina apricots

The variety of apricots known as dina apricots

UNSPSC 50301612 Dina apricots, a Commodity code, captures fresh fruit procurement for state and local child nutrition and food service programs. The code shows minimal direct recent activity — only one opportunity explicitly references apricots by name — but sits within a much broader and active family of fresh produce solicitations across school districts, city food programs, and county child care authorities. State and local buyers tag produce purchases under this and adjacent commodity codes when sourcing individual fruit varieties for meal programs serving students, seniors, and children in care settings.

School districts across Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, and Oregon dominate the recent competitive landscape, supplemented by city and county nutrition departments, cooperative purchasing consortia, and specialized programs like Head Start and the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. The City of Edinburg, Texas (RFP 2026-017, due August 4, 2026) solicited food and nonfood items for a Child and Adult Care Food Program meal service, including fresh fruits alongside proteins, dairy, and paper goods; Madison Metropolitan School District (RFQ 4162, due July 29, 2026) bid petite bananas at $78,000 annual value; and the GEC Buying Cooperative (RFP SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026) coordinated procurement of fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia school districts with estimated Area One spending of $4.4 million annually. Hancock County Board of Education (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) specified over 200 line items of fresh produce including multiple apple varieties, berries, and root vegetables; Bartow County School System (RFP 10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026) requested local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles; and Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa (RFP 26039RFPDST, due March 11, 2026) procured specialty fruits and vegetables for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program at approximately $600,000 annually. Buy American requirements, HACCP compliance, insurance coverage (typically $500,000–$2 million general liability), and firm pricing for contract periods are standard across these solicitations. Most award to lowest responsive bidder or allow multiple vendors on a line-item basis, with contract terms running July 1 through June 30 and optional renewal periods. Delivery frequency (weekly or bi-weekly) and temperature control (refrigerated trucks, 33–55°F maintained in transit) are consistent mandatory requirements. The code sees no explicit federal set-asides, though Texas and Georgia procurement frameworks allow HUB and diverse-owned business status preferences where noted in individual RFPs.