UNSPSC 50311644: Organic robada apricots

The variety of organic apricots known as organic robada apricots

UNSPSC 50311644 Organic robada apricots is a Commodity code that nominally names a single fresh fruit product, but recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code show little alignment with organic apricots specifically. Instead, the opportunities reveal a much broader category of fresh produce procurement—primarily fruits and vegetables in both conventional and organic forms—driven by school nutrition programs serving K–12 students through the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. The code appears to serve as a catch-all taxonomy entry for fresh produce supply contracts rather than a narrowly specified commodity. Issuing bodies are overwhelmingly school districts and boards of education across multiple states, supplemented by one state-level food procurement (Georgia) and one regional cooperative purchasing vehicle (GEC Buying Cooperative). School nutrition departments dominate the buyer base, with repeat activity from Georgia jurisdictions including Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Bartow County School System, Bulloch County School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Glynn County Board of Education, and Douglas County School System via GEC, alongside district-level buyers in Texas (McAllen ISD, Austin ISD) and Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools).

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia, which accounts for approximately half of the recent opportunities listed, followed by Texas and Florida with multiple active procurements. The recent solicitations span IFBs, RFBs, RFPs, and ITBs with response dates ranging from mid-March through late July 2026. Representative examples include Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 for petite bananas (bids due July 29, 2026, estimated annual value $78,000), Madison Metropolitan RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (bids due July 29, 2026, contingent on federal grant funding), Hancock County Board of Education IFB SN002-2027 for 200+ line items of fresh produce across multiple apple varieties, berries, and vegetables (bids due June 26, 2026, contract July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027), Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through GEC Buying Cooperative covering 72 produce line items and eggs for 30 districts across two Georgia regions (proposals due March 4, 2026, estimated annual spending $4.4 million Area One and $1.1 million Area Two), and Hillsborough County Public Schools RFP 26039RFPDST for specialty fruits and vegetables under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program to 18 elementary school sites (estimated annual budget $600,000, federal grant-funded, proposals due March 11, 2026). Buy American provisions and domestic sourcing preferences appear consistently; many districts apply $0.20–$1.00 per-pound price preferences for organic produce or impose geographic sourcing mandates (400 miles or less from school location). Insurance minimums typically range from $500,000 to $2 million general liability, HACCP plans and food safety documentation are standard requirements, and evaluation emphasizes cost (typically 30–50 points), product quality and availability, vendor qualifications and experience, and references. No set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises appear in the recent notices reviewed, though several districts explicitly encourage participation from small, minority, and women-owned businesses.