UNSPSC 50301617: Fresno apricots

The variety of apricots known as fresno apricots

UNSPSC 50301617 Fresno apricots is a Commodity code that names a single fresh fruit product line. State and local governments procuring under this code are actually buying comprehensive fresh produce and food service items for child nutrition programs, school meals, senior services, and institutional food operations—not apricots specifically. The recent solicitation record shows no state or local RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, or ITBs explicitly seeking Fresno apricots by name or UNSPSC 50301617. Instead, the code appears to have been assigned to broader fresh produce and grocery procurement opportunities that bundle apricots (if purchased at all) as one item among dozens of fruit and vegetable line items in comprehensive food service contracts.

State and local issuing bodies using produce-related UNSPSC codes are primarily school districts (Madison Metropolitan, McAllen Independent, Savannah-Chatham County, Henry County, Bulloch County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Dougherty County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Hillsborough County, and others across Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, and Oregon), along with county boards of education, city school systems, and specialized programs including Head Start facilities and child care food programs. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (more than a dozen school districts posting produce RFPs or ITBs from March through June 2026), Texas (McAllen, Austin, and Edinburg), and scattered activity in Florida, Oregon, Connecticut, and California. Representative recent opportunities include the GEC Buying Cooperative RFP SN 26-004 (Douglas County School System, RFP, proposals due March 4, 2026) for fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia school districts with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million; Hillsborough County Public Schools RFP 26039RFPDST for specialty fruits and vegetables under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (proposals due March 11, 2026, estimated annual budget $600,000); and Bulloch County Board of Education's local-produce RFP (proposals due May 4, 2026) seeking sourcing within 200 miles. The code shows no recent opportunities specifically for Fresno apricots as a standalone line item or the subject of a targeted solicitation, suggesting the mismatch between the nominal code name and actual procurement activity warrants clarification with issuing bodies before pursuit.