UNSPSC 50341615: Frozen early bright apricots

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

UNSPSC 50341615 Frozen early bright apricots is a Commodity code that state and local governments procure as part of broader food-service supply contracts for institutional dining, school nutrition programs, child care facilities, and correctional institutions. Recent solicitations show frozen apricots are sourced as one line item among hundreds within comprehensive grocery and frozen-food procurements rather than as standalone specialty purchases. The code appears as a cost-controlled component in large-scale food-service operations where vendors bid on complete product assortments including proteins, dairy, produce, and frozen items at firm fixed unit prices, often integrated with commodity management systems and electronic ordering platforms. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (elementary through secondary), state health and human services agencies operating hospitals and state-supported living centers, child care programs, county correctional facilities, and occasionally regional cooperative purchasing consortia that aggregate demand across multiple districts.

School districts dominate recent activity, with solicitations from Hancock County and Early County in Georgia, Bridgeport in Connecticut, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Savannah-Chatham and other Georgia systems, and Head Start of Greater Dallas conducting active procurements in the past four months. Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple statewide IFBs for food and consumables serving state hospitals and supported living centers, with historical annual spend in the $1.5 million to $4.5 million range per facility or statewide contract. New Jersey Department of Human Services, Oregon Department of Corrections, and Santa Clara County (California) round out the issuing-body mix. Geographic spread centers on Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, Missouri, and California, with secondary activity in Oregon and New Jersey. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas HHSC IFB HHS0017660 for Big Spring State Hospital (due July 27, 2026, IFB covering 110 line items of groceries with firm fixed pricing and 90-day minimum warranties), the Bridgeport Board of Education grocery IFB BNB052266 (due June 30, 2026, 1,100+ line items requiring 51% domestic content and LINQ ordering system integration), and the Hancock County Schools fresh-produce IFB SN002-2027 (due June 26, 2026, 200+ line items with July 2026–June 2027 contract term and firm fixed pricing). Frozen fruit, including apricots, consistently appears as a commodity in child-care nutrition (CACFP), school lunch/breakfast programs (NSLP), and facility food service where nutrition standards, allergen restrictions, whole-grain and sodium limits, HACCP compliance, and 24/7 recall capability are mandatory performance requirements.