UNSPSC 50302604: Bushakan citrons

The variety of citrons known as bushakan citrons

UNSPSC 50302604 Bushakan citrons is a Commodity code that encompasses fresh produce supply and delivery to state and local institutional food service operations, particularly prisons, mental health facilities, schools, senior centers, and child care programs. Recent solicitations under this code reflect a diverse range of institutional buyers procuring fresh fruits and vegetables — apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, citrus, lettuce, onions, peppers, potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes, and specialty items — through sealed bids, RFPs, and ITNs with fixed-price or cost-plus-fee structures. Issuing bodies include state departments of correction and mental health, county and independent school districts, city health and human services departments, regional health coalitions, and Head Start and senior services programs. The work spans weekly or bi-weekly deliveries to central warehouses, multiple school sites, or facility-specific locations, with vendors responsible for packing, transportation, temperature control, HACCP compliance, and often product replacement for damage or rejection. Pricing is typically firm for the contract period, with deliveries required Monday through Friday during specified early-morning windows (5:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.). Contracts commonly run one to three years with optional renewal terms and include Buy American provisions (minimum 51% domestic agricultural content in processed items), local-vendor preferences or geographic sourcing requirements, and insurance minimums ranging from $500,000 to $1 million in general liability coverage.

Recent activity spans Texas, Illinois, Georgia, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Florida. Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted multiple solicitations in September and October 2026 for fresh fruit and vegetables to Snyder Food Warehouse (IW267420, due October 14), Wynne Food Warehouse in Huntsville (IW267411, due October 14), and Palestine, Texas (IW267376, due October 19). Illinois Department of Corrections sought fresh produce for Joliet Treatment Center (27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026, small business set-aside). Madison Metropolitan School District released bids for petite bananas (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026, estimated annual value $78,000) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Wisconsin (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026). Georgia school districts including Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Hancock County, and Early County posted fresh produce solicitations between May and June 2026 with local-sourcing requirements (400-mile radius preferred) and bids due in June through early July 2026. Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. solicited primary, secondary, and tertiary grocery suppliers covering 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat products (IFB 26-GP, bids due June 24, 2026, estimated value $969,460.94). The code shows sustained institutional food service demand across correction facilities, schools, senior services, and child nutrition programs.