UNSPSC 50302602: Fingered citrons

The variety of citrons known as fingered citrons

UNSPSC 50302602 Fingered citrons is a Commodity code that names a single produce item, but state and local government procurement activity under this code reflects a much broader reality: institutions across the education, corrections, and human services sectors solicit fresh fruit and vegetable supply contracts that bundle multiple produce categories—apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, tomatoes, and citrus among them—under unified commodity codes or broader food-procurement families. The solicitations posted since May 2026 show that the actual buying encompasses fresh produce delivery for school nutrition programs, institutional food service (prisons, mental health facilities, senior centers), child care programs, and regional parks, with vendors expected to meet USDA quality standards, maintain cold-chain logistics, provide bi-weekly to daily delivery, and comply with food-safety and traceability requirements. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and mental health, county school districts, municipal parks and recreation departments, cities, and regional service organizations; school nutrition programs and state correctional facilities appear most frequently as repeat buyers.

Geographic activity centers on Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Mississippi. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice soliciting fresh fruit and vegetables for the Palestine and Snyder and Wynne food warehouses (RFP/IW267376, IW267420, IW267411, response dates October 14–19, 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections seeking fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under small-business set-aside (RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026, with bi-weekly delivery and prevailing-wage compliance required), Madison Metropolitan School District requesting petite bananas and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4162 and 4163, due July 29, 2026, with local-sourcing and diversity preferences applied), Bartow County Schools (Georgia) requesting local fresh fruits and vegetables within 400 miles and 25-point seasonal-variety weighting (RFP 10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026), and DeSoto County School District (Mississippi) issuing a full-carton and broken-carton produce bid on a cost-plus-fee basis with 97 percent service-level mandates (IFB 3170035984, due June 22, 2026).