UNSPSC 50301613: Earlicot apricots

The variety of apricots known as earlicot apricots

UNSPSC 50301613 Earlicot apricots is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure fresh produce through this code primarily as components of institutional food service — particularly school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior centers, and child care programs. The bulk of recent activity reflects standing produce supply contracts for cafeteria operations, with vendors delivering specified quantities of fresh fruits and vegetables on recurring schedules (weekly or bi-weekly) to central warehouses and individual facility sites. Issuing bodies span state correctional and mental health departments, county and city school districts, county boards of education, city human services departments, and special-purpose entities including Head Start programs and regional health coalitions. School districts dominate the recent activity, with multiple Georgia school systems (Bryan County, Bartow County, Dougherty County, Hancock County, Early County, DeSoto County) and Wisconsin districts (Madison Metropolitan) posting bids for fresh produce contracts alongside state prison and mental health agencies in Texas and Illinois. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted at least three recent solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to food warehouses serving prison facilities.

Recent opportunities reflect a consistent sourcing pattern: school districts issue sealed-bid RFBs (Request for Bid) or IFBs (Invitation for Bid) for produce covering the school year July 1 through June 30, with contract awards anticipated 60 days after bid opening and prices held firm for the contract term unless escalation clauses tied to USDA or Bureau of Labor Statistics indices are negotiated. Representative recent solicitations include Bryan County School Nutrition Program's sealed bid for fresh produce (due May 27, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District's bids for petite bananas at $78,000 annual value and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks requiring Wisconsin sourcing within 400 miles (both due July 29, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's procurement for fresh fruit and vegetables at Snyder and Wynne food warehouses (due October 14, 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections' RFQ for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center with small business set-aside (due September 3, 2026), and Head Start of Greater Dallas' IFB for approximately 32,409 cases of produce across primary, secondary, and tertiary suppliers at $969,460.94 total estimated value (due June 24, 2026). Buying activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Illinois, and Wisconsin, with secondary activity in Connecticut, Florida, and Mississippi. Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content are standard in school nutrition procurements; local-vendor preferences worth evaluation points appear in several jurisdictions including Collier County (Florida), Bartow County (Georgia), Madison Metropolitan (Wisconsin), and the City of Edinburg (Texas), with geographic sourcing filters requiring produce sourced within 400 miles or from specified states. Insurance requirements typically range from $500,000 to $1,000,000 general liability per occurrence, with HACCP plans, E-Verify compliance, and debarment certification uniformly required for awards exceeding $25,000.