UNSPSC 50301614: Earliman apricots

The variety of apricots known as earliman apricots

UNSPSC 50301614 Earliman apricots is a Commodity code. State and local governments buy fresh produce through this code primarily to support child nutrition programs, school meal services, and senior services. The recent opportunities show school districts, municipal child care programs, and city senior services departments procuring fresh fruits and vegetables—including apples, bananas, berries, carrots, lettuce, oranges, potatoes, strawberries, and tomatoes—as line items within larger food-service contracts. While the code name specifies apricots, the actual solicitations capture comprehensive produce procurement across multiple fruit and vegetable categories to meet USDA nutrition standards, CACFP regulations, and National School Lunch Program requirements. Issuing bodies span school districts (Madison Metropolitan, McAllen Independent, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham, Henry County, Glynn County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Early County), municipal departments (City of Edinburg CACFP program, City of San Antonio senior centers, City of Meriden schools, City of Bridgeport schools), county school systems (DeSoto County, Hancock County, Muscogee County, Bartow County), Head Start organizations, and cooperative purchasing consortiums. Most solicitations use sealed-bid or RFP processes with firm fixed pricing over 12-month contract terms beginning July 1 and running through June 30 of the following year, often with renewal options for up to four additional one-year terms.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Georgia and Texas, with additional solicitations in Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Oregon, California, and Ohio. Representative recent opportunities include McAllen Independent School District's RFP 2026-1029 for fresh produce across 31 campuses (proposals due March 6, 2026, extended by addendum), Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas at 70–90 cases weekly with annual value of $78,000 (bids due July 29, 2026), Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and beverages to 18 elementary schools in the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program with estimated annual budget of $600,000 (proposals due March 11, 2026), the GEC Buying Cooperative's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across two Georgia areas with combined annual spending of approximately $5.5 million (proposals due March 4, 2026), and the City of Edinburg's RFP 2026-017 for CACFP meal-program supplies including fresh fruits and vegetables for 400 children (proposals due August 4, 2026). Buy American provisions appear in nearly all school district solicitations; local-sourcing preferences within 50–400 miles and organic-product price discounts feature prominently in farm-to-school and cooperative purchasing contracts. Evaluation typically weights cost at 30–50 percent, with quality, delivery reliability, and vendor qualifications comprising the remainder.