UNSPSC 50341641: Frozen queen apricots

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

UNSPSC 50341641 Frozen queen apricots, a Commodity code, covers frozen apricot products procured by state and local institutional buyers—primarily state health and human services agencies, school districts, and county nutrition programs—for food service operations. State and local governments purchase frozen apricots as components of shelf-stable pantry stocks, institutional meal programs, and nutrition assistance distribution, typically in bulk cases ranging from 40,000 pounds for state corrections facilities to line-item quantities for school lunch and breakfast programs. The code sits within broader frozen-produce procurement ecosystems where issuing bodies source multiple frozen fruits and vegetables simultaneously under food-service IFBs and RFQs.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, New Jersey, and Connecticut. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple IFBs for frozen food products serving state hospitals and state supported living centers statewide, with estimated annual volumes in the millions of dollars; the Oregon Department of Corrections solicited approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen sliced or diced apples (UNSPSC 50341640, a closely related commodity) with bids due August 19, 2026, offering a combined 10 percent Oregon-vendor preference. School districts including Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), and Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) procure frozen produce as line items within larger food-service RFQs and IFBs supporting the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. The New Jersey Department of Human Services issued a rebid for frozen vegetables to support state nutrition assistance and food distribution programs with bids due June 17, 2026. No recent opportunities specifically named frozen queen apricots; the code shows activity primarily through frozen-produce procurement at scale rather than single-commodity line-item solicitations.