UNSPSC 50301646: Royal blenheim apricots

The variety of apricots known as royal blenheim apricots

UNSPSC 50301646 Royal blenheim apricots is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual scope of recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—a single specialty fruit variety—mismatches the fresh produce solicitations state and local bodies are actually posting. Recent opportunities across the dataset name broad fresh fruit and vegetable supply contracts for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, senior services, and detention facilities, spanning dozens of produce line items (apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, onions, oranges, potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes, and many others) rather than royal blenheim apricots specifically. State and local issuing bodies include school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin; Bryan County, Bartow County, Dougherty County, Early County, and Hancock County boards of education in Georgia; Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut; DeSoto County Schools in Mississippi), state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county governments (Collier County, Florida; DeSoto County, Mississippi), cities (San Antonio, Edinburg, and Bridgeport), and specialized public entities (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition). Texas, Georgia, and Florida show the highest concentration of recent activity.

Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice soliciting fresh fruit and vegetable supply to multiple food warehouses (Palestine and Snyder facilities, IFB and RFQ notices with October 2026 response dates); Madison Metropolitan School District requesting bids on fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for USDA programs under RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026; Collier County Board of County Commissioners issuing an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) for food services at North Collier Regional Park with a March 6, 2025 response deadline and a 10-point local-vendor preference; and Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia posting an IFB for over 200 fresh produce line items for school nutrition programs, bids due June 26, 2026. The Illinois Department of Mental Health sought fresh fruits and vegetables for Madden Mental Health Center under small purchase procurement with a proposal deadline of August 14, 2026. These solicitations uniformly emphasize domestic sourcing, Buy American compliance, HACCP or food safety certification, delivery to multiple school sites or institutional facilities, and firm pricing that includes transportation.