UNSPSC 50351612: Frozen organic dina apricots

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

UNSPSC 50351612 Frozen organic dina apricots, a Commodity code, is solicited by state and local education bodies—school districts and boards of education—to support child nutrition and meal-service programs under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. State and local governments procure frozen and fresh produce, groceries, and related food-service items under this code, including frozen vegetables and fruits, fresh produce, dairy, meats, grains, and prepared entrees, typically delivered on firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges to central warehouses or individual school sites. Recent solicitations show that school districts procure hundreds of line items spanning breakfast and lunch components, with products meeting USDA nutritional standards, whole-grain requirements, Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP food-safety plans, and recall procedures. Issuing bodies are primarily school districts and boards of education at the county and municipal level, including independent districts; the Douglas County School System in Georgia appears as a repeat buyer issuing separate RFPs for produce, eggs, and main-line food distribution in 2026.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri, with recent opportunities posted by the Douglas County School System, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, the City Schools of Decatur, and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in St. Louis County Missouri, and the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases in Connecticut. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bridgeport's IFB for grocery items (solicitation BNB052266, 1,100+ line items, due June 30, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce (solicitation SN002-2027, 200+ line items, due June 26, 2026), and the Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative (solicitation SN 26-004, estimated $4.4 million Area One and $1.1 million Area Two, proposals due March 4, 2026). Contract terms typically run July 1 through June 30 of the following year with renewal or extension options at the school district's discretion, and vendors must carry general liability insurance ($1,000,000 per occurrence minimum), comply with E-Verify requirements, and provide three years' or five years' experience with public school systems depending on the solicitation.