UNSPSC 50301616: Flaming gold apricots

The variety of apricots known as flaming gold apricots

UNSPSC 50301616 Flaming gold apricots is a Commodity code covering fresh specialty fruit items procured by state and local school nutrition programs, child care facilities, and correctional food services. Based on recent solicitations, the code captures demand for premium fresh produce in bulk quantities—schools are buying flaming gold apricots alongside bananas, berries, apples, and other seasonal fruits to support National School Lunch Programs, Child and Adult Care Food Programs, USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Programs, and jail meals. Issuing bodies span school districts (the dominant buyer category, ranging from single districts to multi-district buying cooperatives), municipal and county school boards, charter school networks, Head Start programs, child care agencies, and county detention facilities. The vast majority of recent activity clusters among school nutrition programs in Georgia (Bulloch County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Glynn County, Henry County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County) and Texas (McAllen, Austin, Edinburg), with significant secondary activity in Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (Meriden), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan), and California (Santa Clara County). A few opportunities span multi-state buying cooperatives.

Representative recent procurements illustrate the volume and structure: Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Bid 26-34, RFQ/IFB format, due April 23, 2026) solicited 72 fresh produce line items with estimated annual cases reaching 21,125 for single items; Bulloch County Board of Education (IFP, due May 4, 2026) sought locally-grown specialty fruits within 200 miles; Head Start of Greater Dallas (IFB 26-GP, due June 24, 2026) estimated $969,460.94 total procurement value for frozen and fresh produce across primary, secondary, and tertiary suppliers; and the GEC Buying Cooperative (RFP SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026) aggregated demand from 30 Georgia school districts with Area One alone estimating $4.4 million annual spending across 18 districts. Contract terms typically run July 1 through June 30, with one-year renewals. Buy American provisions, HACCP plans, insurance requirements ($500,000–$2,000,000 general liability), and weekly delivery windows (early morning to midday, Monday–Friday) are standard. Cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-plus-percentage pricing models appear frequently, with escalation clauses tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index data. Geographic preferences—local sourcing within 50–400 miles—are emerging in newer awards, particularly in Georgia, Texas, and Oregon districts pursuing farm-to-school alignment.