UNSPSC 50301641: Queen apricots

The variety of apricots known as queen apricots

UNSPSC 50301641 Queen apricots is a Commodity code capturing fresh produce—specifically apricots—that state and local governments procure for institutional food service, primarily at correctional facilities, schools, mental health centers, and senior services. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code are predominantly state departments of corrections and mental health, school districts, county health care coalitions, and municipal senior services divisions. Recent solicitations show that institutions buy fresh produce as components of broader food-supply contracts rather than as standalone apricot-specific purchases; the code sits within larger fresh-fruit-and-vegetable procurement families that serve meal programs across multiple facility types. School districts and state institutional buyers dominate the market—Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted at least three separate fresh-produce RFQs in recent months, Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health each issued procurement notices, and multiple Georgia and Wisconsin school districts are actively bidding fresh produce for the 2026-2027 school year.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, and Wisconsin, with secondary posting volume in Florida, Connecticut, and Mississippi. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's RFQ for fresh fruit and vegetables to the Palestine facility (IW267376, due October 19, 2026) and the Snyder Food Warehouse (IW267420, due October 14, 2026), both posted through the Bonfire procurement portal; the Illinois Department of Mental Health's small-purchase procurement for fresh fruits and vegetables at Madden Mental Health Center (27444DHSMENTHB53608, due August 14, 2026); and multiple school-nutrition fresh-produce IFBs from Georgia districts including Bryan County (due May 27, 2026), Bartow County (due June 22, 2026), Dougherty County (due June 16, 2026), and Hancock County (due June 26, 2026). Contract terms typically span one fiscal year with optional renewal periods. Buy American provisions and prevailing-wage requirements appear in several school and state institutional solicitations. Pricing is commonly quoted as firm fixed per unit or per pound with no fuel surcharges; delivery frequencies range from weekly to bi-weekly, and temperature control and freshness guarantees are standard requirements.