UNSPSC 50301615: Early bright apricots

The variety of apricots known as early bright apricots

UNSPSC 50301615 Early bright apricots is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure fresh produce—primarily for institutional food service in correctional facilities, mental health centers, schools, senior centers, and child care programs—under this code. Recent activity shows heavy reliance on fresh fruit and vegetable supply contracts bundled into broader procurement cycles. Buying bodies span Texas Department of Criminal Justice food warehouses, Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health facilities, school nutrition programs across Georgia, Florida, Texas, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Mississippi, municipal senior services divisions, Head Start programs, and county board of education child nutrition operations. The work typically involves weekly or bi-weekly deliveries of specified produce items meeting USDA quality and freshness standards, compliance with food safety and HACCP protocols, and adherence to Buy American provisions in school nutrition contexts. Many contracts include local-vendor preferences (typically 5–10 evaluation points for in-state or regional sourcing within 400 miles), small-business set-asides, and minority or woman-owned enterprise scoring preferences. Prevailing wage requirements apply in some state jurisdictions. Vendors routinely provide product traceability documentation, maintain cold-chain transportation, accept only F.O.B. Destination pricing with no separate fuel surcharges, and carry general liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $2 million per occurrence.

Recent procurement activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, and Wisconsin. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued multiple fresh fruit and vegetable RFQs across three food warehouses (Palestine, Snyder, Wynne) with response dates in October 2026. Georgia school districts—Bryan County, Hancock County, Early County, Bartow County, and Dougherty County—posted sealed-bid solicitations for fresh produce during May and June 2026, with contract terms running July 2026 through June 2027. Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) solicited petite bananas and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks via RFB in July 2026, with the fruit bid contingent on federal Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grant approval. Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center requested fresh produce quotes in August 2026. Collier County (Florida) and the City of San Antonio issued broader food service RFPs in October and May 2026, respectively, that incorporate produce as a line item. School districts and institutional buyers typically weight evaluation criteria heavily toward cost (30–40 points), menu variety and operational capability (20–35 points), food safety compliance (15–20 points), and local or diverse-vendor preferences (5–15 points combined). Contract values range from estimated annual spends of $78,000 (Madison petite bananas) to $969,460.94 (Head Start grocery procurement including produce); most school nutrition contracts run one year with two to four optional renewal years.