UNSPSC 50301633: Modesto apricots

The variety of apricots known as modesto apricots

UNSPSC 50301633 Modesto apricots is a Commodity code covering fresh fruit sourced for institutional food service — primarily schools, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior services, and child care programs. State and local governments procure fresh produce under this code as part of meal programs serving vulnerable populations: school nutrition departments buying for the National School Lunch Program, departments of corrections stocking prison food warehouses, departments of mental health provisioning psychiatric facilities, and municipalities operating senior and child care services. The scope spans specific produce items (apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, onions, oranges, potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes, and seasonal specialty fruits and vegetables) delivered in bulk case quantities to central warehouses and individual sites, with quality standards tied to USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program rules, CACFP nutrition requirements, or institutional health codes. Issuing bodies range from state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health) to county and municipal school districts, county boards of education, city senior services divisions, and specialized procurement entities like Head Start affiliates and health care coalitions.

Recent solicitation activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Connecticut, and Wisconsin. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple RFQ opportunities for fresh fruit and vegetable delivery to regional food warehouses (Palestine, Snyder, Wynne facilities) with October 2026 deadlines. School districts in Georgia — Hancock County Board of Education, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bartow County School System, Early County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, and DeSoto County School District — are issuing sealed bids or RFPs for fresh produce spanning school year 2026–2027, typically with June 2026 bid deadlines and July 1, 2026 contract starts. Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) is bidding petite bananas and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under small RFBs due July 29, 2026. The Illinois Department of Corrections (Joliet Treatment Center) issued a small-business set-aside RFQ for bi-weekly produce delivery with a September 3, 2026 quote deadline. Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. and city governments (Bridgeport, Connecticut; Edinburg, Texas; San Antonio, Texas) round out recent issuers. Buy American provisions, prevailing wage compliance, local-vendor preferences (5–10 point evaluations or price-match thresholds), and HACCP certification are standard evaluation and compliance requirements across jurisdictions.