UNSPSC 50301618: Gold brite apricots

The variety of apricots known as gold brite apricots

UNSPSC 50301618 Gold brite apricots, a Commodity code, does not reflect the primary scope of work state and local governments are actually buying under this code. Recent solicitations tagged to this code overwhelmingly request fresh produce supply and delivery across institutional food service operations — including correctional facilities, mental health centers, school nutrition programs, senior services, and child care food programs — rather than gold brite apricots specifically. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and mental health, county school districts, municipal parks and recreation departments, and city-level human services divisions. The mix is dominated by school nutrition procurement, particularly in Georgia and Texas, but also includes state correctional institutions in Texas and Illinois, regional health care coalitions, and municipal senior services. The work involves recurring or annual competitive bidding for fresh fruits, vegetables, and related produce items delivered on scheduled routes to multiple institutional sites, with compliance requirements including HACCP plans, Buy American provisions where applicable, food safety certifications, insurance, and pricing held firm for contract periods typically ranging from one to three years.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Georgia (school districts including Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Hancock County, and Early County) and Texas (Texas Department of Criminal Justice facilities in Palestine, Snyder, and Huntsville; City of Edinburg's Child and Adult Care Food Program; and Head Start of Greater Dallas). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's solicitation IFB IW267376 for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to Palestine, with proposals due October 19, 2026; DeSoto County School District's sealed bid for fresh produce distribution across 41 school sites (due June 22, 2026, on a cost-plus-fee model with 97% service-level obligations); Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas estimated at $78,000 annually (due July 29, 2026); and Bartow County School System's RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (due June 22, 2026, for a contract running July 2026 through June 2027 with four one-year renewal options). The Illinois Department of Mental Health and Illinois Department of Corrections have also posted small-purchase procurements for institutional fresh produce. School nutrition programs consistently emphasize domestic sourcing, nutritional compliance with federal child nutrition standards, and weekly or bi-weekly delivery schedules; correctional and mental health facilities typically specify produce in standard quantities and quality grades with regular replacement protocols. The code shows substantial recent activity but exhibits a material disconnect between its nominal scope (gold brite apricots) and the heterogeneous institutional fresh-produce procurement actually occurring under its assignment.