UNSPSC 50301635: Orangered apricots

The variety of apricots known as orangered apricots

UNSPSC 50301635 Orangered apricots is a Commodity code that sits at the narrowest taxonomy tier, naming a single produce line item. Recent state and local solicitations filed under this code do not reflect procurement of orangered apricots specifically; instead, the opportunities cluster around broad fresh produce purchasing for school nutrition programs, child care facilities, and correctional food service. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and boards of education across Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, Florida, and Oregon, along with city purchasing departments, county school systems, child care networks, and one county sheriff's department. Work being solicited ranges from full-service produce distribution contracts (often cost-plus-fixed-fee models with weekly or bi-weekly delivery to multiple school sites) to fresh fruit and vegetable program supplies mandated by federal USDA funding, with vendors responsible for HACCP compliance, traceability documentation, temperature-controlled logistics, and adherence to Buy American provisions requiring minimum percentages of domestic agricultural commodities.

Recent activity shows concentrated procurement volume in Georgia school districts—including Dougherty County, Bulloch County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Hancock County, and the GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 districts—where sealed-bid and RFP processes are standard, along with significant solicitations in Texas (McAllen ISD, Austin ISD, Edinburg's CACFP program), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), and single opportunities in Connecticut, Oregon, and California. Representative recent solicitations include the GEC Buying Cooperative RFP SN 26-004 (due March 4, 2026) seeking fresh produce and eggs across two Georgia geographic areas with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million on a cost-plus-fixed-fee basis; Hillsborough County Public Schools RFP 26039RFPDST (due March 11, 2026) for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program specialty produce delivery to 18 elementary schools with estimated annual budget of $600,000; and McAllen ISD RFP 2026-1029 (extended deadline) for fresh produce across 31 campuses with multi-vendor award structure. Produce-specific solicitations regularly cite specific line items—apples (Gala, Fuji, Granny Smith, Honeycrisp varieties), bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, peppers, potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes, and seasonal specialty items—but orangered apricots do not appear in any of the recent opportunities reviewed. The code assignment appears to be a data-quality artifact; pursue only if your firm has an existing relationship with a specific issuing body known to source apricots, or treat this code as inactive pending clarification from the procurement office.