UNSPSC 50301623: Honeycot apricots

The variety of apricots known as honeycot apricots

UNSPSC 50301623 Honeycot apricots is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure fresh produce — apricots, bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, tomatoes, and other fresh fruits and vegetables — primarily through correctional facilities, schools, senior centers, child and adult care programs, and mental health or residential treatment centers. Recent solicitations show significant demand for produce supply contracts that combine fresh product delivery, food-safety compliance, USDA or state nutrition standards, and handling of damaged or rejected goods. School districts dominate the procurement activity, followed by state corrections departments, county school systems, and municipal departments serving child nutrition programs and senior services. Correctional facilities and treatment centers typically procure in bulk through standing supply contracts with weekly or bi-weekly delivery cycles, while school nutrition programs solicit on an annual basis to support breakfast and lunch services across multiple sites. Common contract structures include cost-plus-fee arrangements (where the vendor buys at distributor cost plus a fixed service fee), firm fixed-price models with quarterly or annual resets tied to commodity indices, and requirements to maintain 95–98 percent fill rates and provide 24-hour substitute product delivery when primary orders are rejected.

Recent procurement activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Florida. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted three produce solicitations in the past six weeks—fresh fruit and vegetables for Palestine, Snyder Food Warehouse, and Wynne Food Warehouse—all with October 2026 response dates and managed through the TDCJ Procurement Portal. Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin is actively bidding petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, approximately $78,000 annually, September 2026–June 2027) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (5,900 servings weekly for USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program participants, with a Wisconsin-sourcing requirement and 5% diverse-vendor preference). The Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut is procuring over 1,100 line items of grocery products including fresh fruits and vegetables under Buy American requirements (51 percent domestic agricultural content) with June 30, 2026 bids due. Georgia school districts—Bryan County, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bartow County, and Early County—have collectively posted ten to twelve produce bids for school year 2026–2027, with most due dates between late May and late June 2026 and contract terms running July 2026 through June 2027. The Illinois Department of Corrections (Joliet Treatment Center) and Illinois Department of Mental Health (Madden Mental Health Center) each issued small-purchase fresh-produce solicitations in August 2026. Head Start of Greater Dallas posted a grocery-products IFB covering approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat (estimated value $969,460.94) with a June 24, 2026 submission deadline. The Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) issued an Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park with a local-vendor preference worth 10 evaluation points and a March 6, 2025 deadline (note: date appears anomalous and may reflect source-data error).