UNSPSC 50341628: Frozen katy apricots

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

UNSPSC 50341628 Frozen katy apricots, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product category within frozen fruit procurement that state and local governments source primarily through institutional food-service contracts for schools, hospitals, and social-service facilities. Recent state and local solicitations show limited direct demand for this specific commodity; most opportunities under this code embed frozen fruit purchases within broader food-service RFQs, IFBs, and ITNs rather than as standalone line items. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, New Jersey Department of Human Services, and state school districts are the primary issuing bodies pursuing frozen fruit and vegetable contracts, typically as part of blanket-purchase agreements covering dozens or hundreds of food-service SKUs. Vendors compete on unit pricing, delivery compliance, product specification adherence, and ability to serve multiple facility locations on fixed schedules.

Recent activity clusters in Texas, where HHSC issued multiple FY27 frozen food RFQs (HHS0017338V1 for statewide institutional frozen products, estimated $9 million annually; HHS0017799 and HHS0017798 for Mexia State Supported Living Center frozen and canteen groceries; HHS0017449 for El Paso State Supported Living Center food and consumables), and in Oregon, where the Department of Corrections solicited approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen sliced or diced apples for delivery to the ODOC Central Distribution Center in Salem (IFB S2910000017684, due August 19, 2026). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia posted an informal RFQ for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable and frozen food items for the Department of Community Services (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026), and New Jersey's Department of Human Services conducted a partial rebid for frozen vegetables to support nutrition assistance programs statewide (T1103 26DPP01307, due June 17, 2026). School districts including Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), and Early County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited fresh and frozen produce as part of larger National School Lunch Program procurement, though frozen katy apricots are not explicitly named in any recent opportunity. The code shows active but low-visibility purchasing concentrated in institutional food service; a vendor pursuing this segment should focus on HHSC statewide frozen-product contracts in Texas and state-hospital and supported-living-center supply chains across the South and Southwest.