UNSPSC 50301619: Goldbar apricots

The variety of apricots known as goldbar apricots

UNSPSC 50301619 Goldbar apricots, a Commodity code, sees limited recent activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally specifies a single produce item—goldbar apricots—but recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code instead solicit broad fresh fruit and vegetable supply contracts for institutional food service, school meal programs, and senior services. The mismatch between the code's narrow scope and the breadth of actual procurement suggests either tagging error or an outdated taxonomy alignment; vendors should verify code accuracy with issuing bodies before pursuing. When fresh produce procurement does occur under related codes, state and local buyers source multiple produce categories—apples, bananas, berries, root vegetables, leafy greens, and tomatoes—for cafeterias, correctional facilities, mental health centers, and community meal programs. The issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), school districts (Madison Metropolitan, DeSoto County, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Early County, Bryan County, Bartow County), county governments (Collier County, Florida), cities (San Antonio, Bridgeport, Edinburg), and nonprofit food programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition). Texas Department of Criminal Justice appears as a repeat buyer across multiple facilities, signaling regular turnover in produce supply contracts.

Activity concentrates heavily in the South and Midwest, with recent solicitations from Texas, Florida, Georgia, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Illinois, and Connecticut. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing RFQs for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to the Wynne Food Warehouse (Solicitation IW267411, due October 14, 2026) and Palestine facility (Solicitation IW267376, due October 19, 2026), both seeking bi-weekly or regular deliveries to support inmate meal service; Madison Metropolitan School District requesting bids for petite bananas (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026) at an estimated annual value of $78,000 and for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026) sourced within 400 miles of Wisconsin with a 5% diversity preference; and Collier County Board of County Commissioners soliciting food services concessions at North Collier Regional Park (ITN, due March 6, 2025) with a 10-point local-vendor preference. School districts and correctional facilities typically require HACCP plans, food-safety compliance, F.O.B. destination pricing with no fuel surcharges, delivery windows between early morning and early afternoon, and firm pricing for contract term or subject to indexed escalation tied to USDA or labor statistics data.