UNSPSC 50341608: Frozen castlebrite apricots

The variety of apricots known as castlebrite apricots that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50341608 Frozen castlebrite apricots is a Commodity code representing specialty frozen fruit products that state and local governments procure as components of institutional food service operations, particularly for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state hospitals. Recent state and local solicitations under this code span institutional grocery and food service supply contracts where frozen apricots appear as line items alongside broader frozen produce categories, dried fruits, and fresh produce offerings. The issuing bodies soliciting under codes in this family include state health and human services departments, school districts, county boards of education, and correctional facility food services across multiple states. These agencies typically bundle frozen fruit procurement into larger food service RFPs or IFBs that encompass dozens or hundreds of line items across proteins, produce, dairy, pantry staples, and consumable supplies, with vendors expected to supply 90 to 95 percent of specified items or face disqualification.

Geographic activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, Florida, and California, with secondary activity in Connecticut, Missouri, Oregon, New Jersey, and other states. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for FY27 groceries at Big Spring State Hospital (due July 27, 2026), covering approximately 110 line items of proteins, prepared foods, dairy, pantry staples, and beverages with a prior-year spend baseline of $32,226.36; the Bridgeport Board of Education's IFB BNB052266 for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting the National School Lunch Program (due June 30, 2026); and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-003 for food supply and distribution services to 32 schools serving approximately 25,500 students with estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000 (due February 18, 2026). Frozen specialty items like castlebrite apricots are rarely solicited as standalone commodities; they appear within broader institutional food service contracts where school districts, state hospitals, and correctional facilities source comprehensive product assortments from primary and secondary vendors on firm-fixed-price bases, typically with one-year initial terms and optional renewal periods extending up to five years.