UNSPSC 50341637: Frozen patterson apricots

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

UNSPSC 50341637 Frozen Patterson Apricots (Commodity) covers frozen fruit products procured by state and local school districts and institutional service agencies, though recent opportunities tagged under this code show limited specificity to Patterson apricots per se and instead reflect broader frozen-food and fresh-produce procurement activity spanning school nutrition programs, state hospital food service, and child care nutrition support. State and local governments soliciting under this code procure frozen and fresh produce items as line items within larger grocery and food service contracts rather than as standalone commodity purchases. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and state health and human services agencies operating institutional food services; repeat buyers include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (Big Spring State Hospital, El Paso State Supported Living Center), Georgia school boards (Hancock County, Early County, Bulloch County, Decatur, Savannah-Chatham, Henry County, Douglas County, Fulton County), and municipal education systems (Bridgeport Board of Education, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri). Head Start of Greater Dallas and county correctional facilities (Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office) also appear in the recent activity block. Geographic spread concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), Missouri (Rockwood), Connecticut (Bridgeport), Georgia (multiple districts), Oregon (Department of Corrections), and California (Santa Clara County); the code shows consistent activity across multiple states and jurisdictional types over the prior six months.

Recent representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 (Big Spring State Hospital groceries, bid due July 27, 2026, ~$32,226 prior-year spend) and HHS0017449 (El Paso State Supported Living Center food and consumables, IFB due July 11, 2026, $1.5 million prior-year spend); the City of Bridgeport's IFB for grocery items supporting the Board of Education Food & Nutrition Services (due June 30, 2026, over 1,100 line items, strict Buy American and HHFKA nutrition compliance); Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP for frozen foods, produce, and meat products serving CACFP-eligible children (due June 24, 2026, estimated $969,460.94 total value, 95 percent monthly fill-rate requirement); Hancock County Board of Education fresh produce IFB (due June 26, 2026, over 200 line items, Buy American with 51 percent domestic requirement); and Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts in two geographic areas (due March 4, 2026, ~$4.4 million Area One, ~$1.1 million Area Two). School nutrition contracts typically require firm fixed pricing (sometimes with CPI or wage-indexed adjustments at renewal), delivery multiple days per week to multiple school sites during breakfast/lunch prep windows, HACCP and food recall protocols, insurance minimums ($500,000–$2,000,000 general liability), and Buy American compliance with domestic-content verification. Institutional food service contracts favor best-value evaluation over lowest price and emphasize vendor past performance, fill rates, and service reliability.