UNSPSC 50301636: Palstein apricots

The variety of apricots known as palstein apricots

UNSPSC 50301636 Palstein apricots, a Commodity code, does not reflect actual state and local purchasing activity in the recent opportunity record. The source shows no current or recent solicitations for apricots or this specific produce item; the code appears misaligned with what jurisdictions are actually buying under produce procurement. State and local food service programs—school districts, corrections departments, mental health facilities, senior services, and child care organizations—are procuring fresh produce in volume, but their solicitations specify conventional items such as bananas, apples, carrots, lettuce, broccoli, strawberries, tomatoes, and onions. The code's nominal product does not appear in any of the 24 recent opportunities posted between May and October 2026.

The active produce procurement activity is concentrated in the Southeast and Texas, driven by school nutrition programs running the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program across Georgia, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Illinois, Connecticut, Texas, and Florida. State departments of corrections and mental health, county boards of education, independent school districts, and special-purpose food service organizations (Head Start, city senior services, health care coalitions) are the primary issuing bodies. Representative solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice seeking fresh fruit and vegetable supply to multiple food warehouses and facilities (IW267376, IW267420, IW267411 with October 2026 response dates); Dougherty County Board of Education requesting sealed bids on 40 fresh produce line items for 24 school nutrition sites due June 16, 2026; Madison Metropolitan School District bidding petite bananas and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under RFB 4162 and RFB 4163 due July 29, 2026, with an estimated $78,000 annual contract value for bananas alone; and Illinois Department of Corrections seeking fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center with a small business set-aside due September 3, 2026. Producers and distributors targeting this code should monitor actual commodity demand rather than relying on the apricot classification.