UNSPSC 50341637: Frozen patterson apricots

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

UNSPSC 50341637 Frozen patterson apricots is a Commodity code; state and local governments soliciting under it are primarily acquiring shelf-stable and frozen food products for institutional feeding programs—state hospitals, supported living centers, school districts, and county social-services agencies. The code encompasses frozen fruit, but recent state and local opportunities show that solicitations tagged to this commodity typically cast a much wider net, bundling frozen apricots with dozens or hundreds of other food items spanning proteins, dairy, vegetables, prepared entrees, and consumables into single institutional grocery contracts rather than procuring frozen apricots as a standalone line item. The work consists of responding to invitation-for-bids (IFB) and informal-quote (IWQ) solicitations with firm, fixed unit pricing on detailed line-item sheets; meeting delivery windows (typically 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., excluding midday windows); maintaining temperature and shelf-life specifications; and resolving complaints within 72 hours with vendor liability for investigation, storage, and replacement costs accruing after day ten.

Issuing bodies are predominantly state health and human services agencies—Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), Oregon Department of Corrections, New Jersey Department of Human Services—alongside county boards of education, county boards of commissioners, and city school districts. Texas HHSC appears repeatedly across state-supported living centers and state hospitals; Georgia, Texas, Oregon, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Georgia county and district procurement offices are active. Geographic activity is concentrated in Texas (multiple HHSC solicitations for Big Spring State Hospital, Mexia State Supported Living Center, and El Paso State Supported Living Center), the Southeast (Georgia, including Gwinnett County, Early County, and Hancock County school districts; Florida including Collier County), and the Pacific Northwest (Oregon). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas HHSC IFB HHS0017338 for frozen food products across state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with an estimated annual volume of approximately nine million dollars and single or multiple awards anticipated; the Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh and frozen produce with bids due June 26, 2026; and the Gwinnett County IWQ for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items with informal quotes due October 19, 2026. The code shows active procurement velocity but limited visibility into standalone frozen-apricot opportunities—most frozen-fruit activity is absorbed into broader institutional grocery bundles with price-per-unit evaluation, delivery compliance, and past-performance tracking as evaluation drivers.