UNSPSC 50341626: Frozen jumbo cot apricots

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

UNSPSC 50341626 Frozen jumbo cot apricots is a Commodity code representing a narrow food product line that state and local governments procure primarily as components of broader institutional food service contracts for schools, state agencies, and human services facilities rather than as standalone line items. Recent state and local opportunities show frozen apricots are sourced as part of comprehensive grocery and food service solicitations issued by school districts, state health and human services commissions, and county departments serving institutional populations—cafeterias, state hospitals, state supported living centers, senior services programs, and child care facilities. The procuring bodies are predominantly Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and state-level agencies, followed by county school districts and municipal procurement offices. Work under this code involves fulfilling standing orders for institutional food service suppliers, with vendors responding to line-item bids within larger frozen-food or fresh-produce categories that may encompass dozens to hundreds of items and multi-year contract terms.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and the Pacific Northwest. The Texas HHSC has issued multiple fiscal-year food procurement solicitations (HHS0017338, HHS0017660, HHS0017799, HHS0017449) spanning state hospitals and supported living centers statewide with estimated annual volumes between $1.5 million and $9 million, though frozen apricots do not surface as explicitly named line items in summaries available. School districts in Georgia (Hancock County, Early County) and the Pacific Northwest (Oregon Department of Corrections) have posted fresh and frozen produce bids. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' solicitation S2910000017684 for approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen sliced or diced apples due August 19, 2026 (IFB with historical pricing at $0.797 per pound and a 5% Oregon-goods preference), and the Hancock County Board of Education's solicitation PE67080NONST2027000000013 for fresh produce covering over 200 line items for the 2026-27 school year with bids due June 26, 2026 (IFB with Buy American provisions requiring 51% domestic agricultural content). Frozen specialty fruits appear infrequently as named commodities; more commonly they are embedded within broader frozen-food or produce categories that vendors must quote on a line-by-line basis with firm pricing, delivery compliance, and food-safety certifications (HACCP, FDA/USDA standards, recall procedures).