UNSPSC 50351645: Frozen organic royal apricots

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

UNSPSC 50351645 Frozen organic royal apricots is a Commodity code that captures frozen stone-fruit specialty products state and local school districts procure as components of broader school nutrition supply contracts. Recent opportunities show this code appearing in omnibus grocery and frozen-foods solicitations rather than as standalone procurement line items—state and local education agencies are buying frozen organic apricots (along with hundreds of other produce, dairy, meat, and staple items) as part of comprehensive National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program food service contracts. The scope spans fruit and vegetable procurement to meet whole-grain, low-sodium, Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, with sourcing preferences for domestic products under Buy American provisions requiring 51% minimum domestic agricultural content. Issuing bodies are overwhelmingly school districts and boards of education—Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System are all recent solicitors. One state-level procurement (Georgia) and one city-level grocery bid (Bridgeport) also appear in the recent record, but school nutrition programs dominate the activity under codes in this family.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Hancock County, Early County, Decatur, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County) and spans outward to Missouri (Rockwood R-VI near St. Louis), Connecticut (Bridgeport), and broader state-level buying in Georgia. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items (due June 30, 2026) supporting the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services, with Buy American compliance, blind testing, and firm fixed pricing through June 30, 2027; Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce spanning apples, berries, and root vegetables (due June 26, 2026) with three school delivery locations and 51% domestic agricultural content; and Douglas County School System RFP for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026) with estimated annual spending of $4.4 to $1.1 million by geographic area. All contracts run July 1 through June 30 on a one-year basis with renewal options, require HACCP plans, 24/7 recall accessibility, and E-Verify compliance, and mandate firm pricing with no fuel surcharges and delivery to multiple school sites.