UNSPSC 50301637: Patterson apricots

The variety of apricots known as patterson apricots

UNSPSC 50301637 Patterson apricots is a Commodity code that describes fresh produce — specifically apricots — that state and local government agencies procure for institutional food service, including correctional facilities, mental-health centers, school nutrition programs, senior services, and child-care operations. Recent solicitations show that state and local buyers treat this code more broadly as a vehicle for purchasing fresh fruits and vegetables generally, often bundled with other produce in larger food-service contracts rather than as apricot-specific line items. The buying mix spans state corrections departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), county school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, DeSoto County Schools, Hancock County Schools, Bryan County Schools, Early County Schools, Dougherty County Schools, and Bartow County Schools in Georgia), state mental-health agencies (Illinois Department of Mental Health), city school boards (Bridgeport Board of Education, City of Edinburg), senior services programs (City of San Antonio), child-care food programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas), and specialized regional entities (Marion Health Care Coalition, Collier County Parks and Recreation). The code sees regular activity across correctional-facility food supply, school meal programs (breakfast, lunch, and Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program snacks), CACFP contracts, and senior nutrition initiatives.

Procurement activity clusters heavily in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice requesting fresh fruit and vegetables for delivery to the Snyder Food Warehouse (IW267420, due October 14, 2026) and the Palestine facility (IW267376, due October 19, 2026); Madison Metropolitan School District bidding petite bananas at an estimated annual value of $78,000 for September 2026 through June 2027 (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks requiring Wisconsin sourcing and organic-product pricing incentives (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026); DeSoto County School District issuing a bi-annual produce contract for 41 school sites with 97% service-level requirements (IFB 3170035984, due June 22, 2026); and the City of Bridgeport soliciting grocery items including fresh produce across over 1,100 line items for the Board of Education under Buy American requirements (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026). Georgia school districts show sustained produce procurement with Hancock County (June 26, 2026), Dougherty County (June 16, 2026), Bartow County emphasizing local sourcing within 400 miles (June 22, 2026), Bryan County (May 27, 2026), and Early County (June 8, 2026) all issuing bids during spring and early summer 2026. Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health both posted fresh-produce awards in August 2026, and Collier County (Florida) issued a broader food-services ITN for park concessions (March 6, 2025 response, posted October 8, 2026). Most contracts include firm pricing requirements, no fuel or transportation surcharges, compliance with HACCP and food-safety standards, general liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $1 million, and domestic-sourcing or Buy American provisions where applicable.