UNSPSC 50382016: Flaming gold apricot purees

The variety of apricots known as flaming gold apricots which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50382016 Flaming gold apricot purees (Commodity) does not reflect the scope of work state and local governments are actually buying under this code. Recent opportunities tagged with this commodity code are instead soliciting canned fruit applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, fresh produce, and broader food-service supplies for correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, state-supported living centers, and institutional food service operations. The code's nominal scope — specialty apricot purees — does not match the diverse, utilitarian fruit and food products that appear in the actual recent solicitations. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with multiple independent school districts and county boards of education posting opportunities for annual food-service contracts; state departments of corrections, health and human services commissions, and correctional-system operators also solicit under this code. Procurement vehicles include ITBs, RFPs, and RFQs with response dates ranging from mid-June through late July 2026.

Activity spans the South, Midwest, and Pacific Northwest. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted two separate ITBs for canned applesauce (S2910000017453 due July 31, 2026, and S2910000016975 due June 2, 2026), each covering multiple truckloads with historical pricing near $21.84 per case and a 10 percent combined Oregon-goods and resident-bidder preference. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued a 210-line-item IFB (HHS0016792V2) for supplemental food and consumables across state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with a March 19, 2026 deadline and maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years. School districts in Austin, Dallas, Fairfax County (Virginia), Rockwood (Missouri), Hancock County (Georgia), Liberty County (Georgia), Muscogee County (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham (Georgia), and Bridgeport (Connecticut) posted RFPs, RFQs, and ITBs for master grocery contracts, fresh produce, and specialty food items spanning the 2026-27 school year. The Douglas County School System in Georgia issued a cooperative-purchasing RFP (PE64810NONST2026000000047) for fresh produce and eggs across 30 districts with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million combined. Buy American and domestic-content preferences appear in most school district solicitations; state-level procurements often include prevailing wage and HUB subcontracting considerations. The code shows substantial, sustained activity across institutional food service but remains misaligned with its nominal commodity title.