UNSPSC 50341644: Frozen robada apricots

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

UNSPSC 50341644 Frozen robada apricots is a Commodity code. State and local governments buy frozen specialty produce under this code primarily to support institutional food service operations—school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, state hospitals, and child care agencies sourcing prepared foods and specialty ingredients for meal service. Recent solicitations show a concentration of demand from school districts and state health and human services agencies procuring comprehensive grocery and frozen-food baskets where frozen apricots would be one line item among hundreds; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and various county school boards are recurring buyers. The work spans routine frozen-fruit procurement as part of larger food-service contracts, with vendors typically bidding firm fixed pricing on full product lines rather than single commodities, and with service expectations including standard lead times, temperature compliance, shelf-life guarantees, and integration with institutional ordering systems.

Activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Florida, with additional solicitations from California, Connecticut, Missouri, New Jersey, and Oregon. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for FY27 groceries for Big Spring State Hospital (bids due July 27, 2026), which spans 110+ line items of proteins, prepared foods, dairy, pantry staples, and beverages on a firm-fixed-price blanket contract through August 31, 2027; the City of Bridgeport Board of Education's IFB BNB052266 for over 1,100 grocery line items including frozen products, due June 30, 2026, subject to Buy American provisions and school lunch program compliance; and Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat products across primary, secondary, and tertiary supplier slots, with sealed bids due June 24, 2026, and estimated procurement value of $969,460.94. Georgia school districts—including Hancock County, Early County, Douglas County, Savannah-Chatham County, Bulloch County, Henry County, and the City Schools of Decatur—have posted multiple solicitations for fresh produce, frozen foods, and comprehensive grocery line items for the 2026-27 school year with due dates clustering in April through June 2026. The code shows strong recent activity but with limited visibility into which opportunities specifically require frozen apricots as a line item versus use of the code as a catch-all for multi-category food procurement.