UNSPSC 50311615: Organic early bright apricots

The variety of organic apricots known as organic early bright apricots

UNSPSC 50311615 Organic early bright apricots is a Commodity code. State and local school districts are not soliciting organic apricots specifically; recent opportunities show school nutrition programs purchasing fresh produce broadly under generic fresh fruit and vegetable contracts. The code name does not align with actual procurement activity captured in the recent opportunities. School districts are buying a mix of fresh fruits (apples, bananas, berries, citrus, melons, stone fruits) and vegetables (broccoli, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, leafy greens) in bulk quantities to support National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grants, and farm-to-school initiatives. Issuing bodies span school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Hancock County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Glynn County, McAllen Independent, Austin Independent, Douglas County), with some procurements conducted through cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative. No issuing body appears more than once in the recent block, though Georgia school districts dominate the visible activity.

Activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas. Recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District (Madison, Wisconsin) soliciting fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with a July 29, 2026 RFB response deadline; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issuing an IFB for over 200 fresh produce line items with a June 26, 2026 due date; Bulloch County School District (Georgia) seeking local produce through an RFP with a May 4, 2026 deadline; Douglas County School System coordinating an RFP for 30 districts across Georgia through the GEC Buying Cooperative with a March 4, 2026 response date and estimated annual spend of $5.5 million combined; and Austin Independent School District (Texas) requesting fresh produce and beverages with a March 11, 2026 deadline. Contracting structures emphasize cost-plus or fixed-fee models, HACCP plans, Buy American provisions (51% domestic content for processed items), traceability documentation, insurance minimums ($500,000 to $2 million general liability), and weekly delivery schedules to multiple school sites. District preferences for organic, locally sourced, and sustainably produced items appear in several procurements, but no recent opportunity names organic apricots as a line item.