UNSPSC 50301639: Poppy apricots

The variety of apricots known as poppy apricots

UNSPSC 50301639 Poppy apricots is a Commodity code describing fresh produce items supplied to state and local institutional food-service operations, including correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, senior centers, and child care programs. State and local governments procure poppy apricots and related specialty produce through a mix of issuing bodies—school nutrition programs, departments of corrections, departments of mental health, counties, cities, and nonprofit organizations operating federally funded child and adult care food programs—typically as part of larger fresh-produce supply agreements rather than as standalone line items. The work involves procurement of specific produce varieties meeting USDA and program compliance standards, with delivery schedules calibrated to institutional meal cycles, temperature control requirements, and quality assurance protocols. Issuing bodies commonly bundle poppy apricots and comparable specialty or ethnic produce varieties into broader fresh-fruit-and-vegetable solicitations rather than isolating single produce types.

Recent state and local activity under this code cluster concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Connecticut, Wisconsin, and Florida, with school districts emerging as the most frequent buyers followed by state correctional and mental health departments. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple produce-supply RFQs in September and October 2026 (solicitations IW267376, IW267420, IW267411) with response dates in mid-October for fresh fruit and vegetable delivery to prison food warehouses and satellite facilities. Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin issued an RFB on July 8, 2026 (RFB 4163) for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with bids due July 29, 2026, specifying weekly deliveries of approximately 5,900 servings to elementary students under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program and requiring produce sourced within 400 miles of Madison. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia posted an IFB on June 10, 2026 (IFB #SN002-2027) for fresh produce covering 200+ line items including specialty fruits (kiwis, mangos, papayas, starfruit) with bids due June 26, 2026. DeSoto County School District in Mississippi bid fresh produce on June 17, 2026 (RFB 3170035984) with response due June 22, 2026, requiring bi-weekly distribution across 41 school sites under a cost-plus-fee model. The Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center solicited fresh fruits and vegetables under small-purchase procurement on August 7, 2026 (solicitation 27444DHSMENTHB53608) with proposals due August 14, 2026, specifying weekly deliveries of approximately 39 produce line items to a facility in Hines, Illinois.