UNSPSC 50301638: Perfection apricots

The variety of apricots known as perfection apricots

UNSPSC 50301638 Perfection apricots is a Commodity code that names a single produce item, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code involves a far broader spectrum of fresh produce supply and food service operations. State and local governments are not soliciting perfection apricots specifically; instead, issuing bodies tag fresh-produce sourcing, school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and senior center operations under this commodity number. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health, school districts (Madison Metropolitan, DeSoto County, Hancock County, Bartow County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Early County), Collier County Parks and Recreation, Head Start organizations, and city governments are all using this code to procure mixed fresh fruits and vegetables—apples, bananas, berries, carrots, lettuce, onions, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, citrus, and other produce—for delivery to correctional facilities, mental-health centers, school cafeterias, child-care programs, senior centers, and regional parks. The code does not reflect the actual scope of solicitations; it serves as a catch-all taxonomy entry for institutional produce purchasing.

Recent activity clusters in Texas, Illinois, Georgia, Wisconsin, Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi, and other states with school district and state-agency procurement offices. Representative solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice requesting fresh fruit and vegetables for delivery to its Palestine and Snyder food warehouses under IFB with October 2026 deadlines; Madison Metropolitan School District issuing RFB 4162 for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, estimated $78,000 annual value, due July 29, 2026) and RFB 4163 for ready-to-eat fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison (due July 29, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education requesting bids on over 200 line items of fresh produce for the 2026–27 school year (due June 26, 2026); Bartow County School System seeking local fresh fruits and vegetables from farms within 400 miles (due June 22, 2026); Illinois Department of Mental Health Madden Mental Health Center requesting weekly fresh-fruit-and-vegetable deliveries under small-purchase procurement (due August 14, 2026); and Collier County Parks and Recreation issuing an ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park with local-vendor preference (due March 6, 2025). Issuing bodies apply Buy American provisions (requiring 51% domestic agricultural content), food-safety compliance (HACCP plans, E-Verify, debarment certification), liability insurance ($500,000 to $1 million minimum), prevailing-wage certifications, and local-vendor and diverse-business preferences. Contract values range from under $15,000 to $969,460.94 (Head Start of Greater Dallas), with terms typically running 12 months or a school fiscal year, often with renewal options. The code's activity is sustained and broad across institutional food service, but the commodity name bears no meaningful relation to the actual procurement mix being solicited today.