UNSPSC 50301652: Tri gem apricots

The variety of apricots known as tri gem apricots

UNSPSC 50301652 Tri gem apricots (Commodity) represents a narrow agricultural commodity line within produce procurement, but state and local solicitations under this code actually span broad fresh fruit and vegetable supply contracts—not apricots specifically. Recent opportunities show school districts, corrections facilities, mental health centers, senior services programs, and child care organizations buying packaged produce (often pre-processed, ready-to-eat formats), fresh produce in bulk for food service operations, and specialty items like petite bananas by case. The issuing bodies are predominantly school nutrition programs (Madison Metropolitan School District, DeSoto County Schools, Hancock County Board of Education, Dougherty County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools), state corrections and mental health departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county social services (Collier County), city senior services (City of San Antonio), and child care networks (Head Start of Greater Dallas, City of Edinburg CACFP, Marion Health Care Coalition). These organizations buy under standing contracts with multi-year terms, seasonal variation allowances, and firm fixed or cost-plus-fee pricing models.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Florida, and Mississippi. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice seeking fresh fruit and vegetables for food warehouses at Palestine and Snyder with responses due October 19 and October 14, 2026 (IFB, no contract value disclosed); Madison Metropolitan School District requesting petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, estimated $78,000 annual value, RFB 4162, bids due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (5,900 weekly servings, RFB 4163, same deadline, contingent on federal grant approval); the Illinois Department of Corrections requesting fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center bi-weekly under small business set-aside (quotes due September 3, 2026); Dougherty County Board of Education requesting sealed bids on 40 fresh produce line items for 24 nutrition sites (bids due June 16, 2026); and Head Start of Greater Dallas soliciting primary, secondary, and tertiary food suppliers for approximately 32,409 cases covering frozen foods, produce, and meat products (IFB 26-GP, sealed bids due June 24, 2026, estimated value $969,460.94). Buy American provisions, prevailing-wage compliance, HACCP plans, and liability insurance in the $500,000 to $1,000,000 range are standard contract requirements. School districts frequently apply geographic sourcing preferences (Wisconsin's 400-mile radius requirement, Georgia's local-farm prioritization) and diverse-owned business evaluation points.