UNSPSC 50341655: Frozen york apricots

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

UNSPSC 50341655 Frozen york apricots is a Commodity code that state and local governments buy primarily through institutional food service procurement — notably school districts, state health and human services agencies, and county correctional facilities sourcing frozen fruit for meal programs. The solicitations under this code show that state and local purchasing does not typically isolate frozen apricots as a standalone line item; instead, they acquire frozen fruit as part of broader grocery or food product RFPs spanning 100+ items. Recent activity centers on school nutrition programs (breakfast and lunch), state-operated residential facilities (state hospitals, state supported living centers), and Head Start childcare operations that serve federal meal programs. Issuing bodies include state health and human services commissions (Texas HHSC), county boards of education (Hancock County, Bulloch County, Early County, Douglas County in Georgia; Fulton County in Georgia; Rockwood R-VI in Missouri), city school districts (Decatur and Bridgeport), and specialized agencies such as Head Start of Greater Dallas. The code shows no standout repeat buyers acquiring frozen apricots in isolation; instead, solicitations are for comprehensive grocery bundles where frozen fruit is one commodity among many.

Geographic spread is concentrated in the Southeast (Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Florida, Connecticut) and reflects the broader distribution of state and local institutional food service demand. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for groceries for Big Spring State Hospital (response due July 27, 2026), which spans 110+ line items including frozen products at an estimated $32,226 in prior-year spend; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce (response due June 26, 2026), encompassing 200+ produce line items with frozen items within broader scope; and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts across Georgia (estimated $4.4 million for Area One, responses due March 4, 2026). Smaller, more granular procurements for single frozen-fruit commodities remain rare at the state and local level; frozen apricots appear as specification line items within much larger competitive procurements where vendors bid comprehensively across produce, proteins, dairy, and pantry staples to win district-wide or statewide supply agreements.