UNSPSC 50301622: Helena apricots

The variety of apricots known as helena apricots

UNSPSC 50301622 Helena apricots is a Commodity code. State and local governments buy fresh produce under this code — most visibly fresh fruits and vegetables delivered to institutional food-service operations including school districts, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior services, and child and adult care food programs. Recent solicitations show purchasing entities acquiring specific produce items (apples, bananas, berries, carrots, lettuce, oranges, potatoes, tomatoes, and other line items) in case quantities on weekly or bi-weekly delivery schedules. Produce specifications typically require USDA quality standards, temperature-controlled transport, and compliance with food-safety and nutrition regulations including HACCP plans and prevailing wage or Buy American requirements where applicable. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and mental health, county and city school districts, county boards of education, municipalities, senior services divisions, Head Start programs, and regional health-care coalitions. Texas Department of Criminal Justice appears as a repeat buyer, posting multiple fresh-fruit-and-vegetable solicitations in recent weeks across separate food warehouses.

The code sees active procurement across multiple states, with concentrated recent solicitation activity in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Connecticut, Wisconsin, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice soliciting fresh fruit and vegetables for delivery to the Palestine facility under RFQ IW267376 (due October 19, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District requesting bids for petite bananas under RFB 4162 (due July 29, 2026, estimated annual value $78,000), Collier County Board of County Commissioners issuing an Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park (due March 6, 2025, with 10-point local-vendor preference), DeSoto County School District seeking sealed bids on fresh produce distribution across 41 school sites (due June 22, 2026), and the Illinois Department of Corrections requesting fresh-produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under a small-business set-aside (due September 3, 2026). School nutrition programs dominate the recent posting volume, followed by correctional and mental-health facilities. Local-vendor preferences, Buy American provisions, cooperative purchasing eligibility, and small-business or minority-owned-business set-asides appear frequently in specifications.