UNSPSC 50202430: Grapefruit juice

Juice from a grapefruit

UNSPSC 50202430 Grapefruit juice (Commodity) encompasses beverage products, particularly fruit juices, that state and local governments procure primarily for child nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state institutional food services. Recent state and local solicitations show active buying of grapefruit juice and 100% fruit juices as components of broader food service contracts, with purchasing driven by school districts, county school systems, and state agencies managing meal programs subject to nutrition compliance and Buy American requirements.

School districts across the Southeast and Texas represent the primary buyer category, joined by state departments of health and human services managing state hospital and correctional facility meals. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut and Pinellas County Schools (Florida) solicited large multi-category grocery contracts in June 2026 that included juice as a line item; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission procured refrigerated and shelf-stable juices including orange, pineapple, apple, grape, and mixed fruit for delivery to 20 state-supported living centers and hospitals statewide under IFB HHS0017418, due July 15, 2026, with a $1.6 million annual value ($3.2 million over two years). Hancock County Schools (Georgia) sought fresh produce and citrus items for the 2026-27 school year in an IFB posted June 10, 2026, due June 26. The City of Edinburg, Texas solicited beverages including 100% fruit juice as one of five supply categories for a Child and Adult Care Food Program serving 400 children daily under RFP 2026-017, due August 4, 2026. The Illinois Department of Mental Health's John J. Madden Mental Health Center posted a small purchase for weekly juice delivery in June 2026. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, and Florida, with scattered statewide opportunities in Illinois. Contracts emphasize firm fixed pricing, Buy American compliance (minimum 51% domestic content for processed products), CACFP or National School Lunch Program compliance, and weekly or daily delivery schedules to multiple school or institutional locations.