UNSPSC 50302710: Stevens cranberries

The variety of cranberries known as stevens cranberries

UNSPSC 50302710 Stevens cranberries is a Commodity code that describes fresh fruit and vegetable supply and delivery to institutional food service operations — school districts, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior centers, and regional parks — rather than retail or specialty produce distribution. Recent state and local solicitations show demand concentrated on bulk fresh produce procurement for child nutrition programs (CACFP and USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program), school breakfast and lunch operations, and detention and mental health facility dietary services. Issuing bodies include school districts (Madison Metropolitan, DeSoto County, Hancock County, Early County, Dougherty County, and Bryan County school systems), state correctional and mental health agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health), county and city governments (Collier County Parks, San Antonio Senior Services), and specialized food programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition). Solicitations typically require compliance with USDA nutrition standards, Buy American provisions mandating domestic agricultural content, HACCP food safety plans, and prevailing wage or state-specific certifications.

Recent activity spans Texas (TDCJ food warehouse produce contracts in Palestine, Snyder, and Huntsville; Edinburg CACFP meal program), Illinois (Joliet Treatment Center fresh produce, Madden Mental Health Center weekly vegetables), Georgia (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Hancock County school nutrition programs), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District petite bananas and fresh fruit & vegetable snacks), Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education grocery items), Florida (Collier County Sun N Fun Water Park concessions), Mississippi (DeSoto County School District produce distribution), and other jurisdictions. Deadlines cluster in mid-to-late summer (July through October 2026) ahead of school year commencement. Representative solicitations include Texas TDCJ's RFQ for fresh fruit and vegetables to Palestine (due October 19, 2026), Illinois DOC's RFQ for fresh produce to Joliet Treatment Center under small-business set-aside (due September 3, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB for petite bananas projecting annual contract value at $78,000 (bid due July 29, 2026), and Bartow County Schools' RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (bid due June 22, 2026). Vendors commonly must carry $500,000 to $1,000,000 general liability insurance, provide proof of worker's compensation, document farm traceability, and accept delivery schedules of two to five days per week with early-morning time windows (typically 5:00–7:00 a.m. or 6:00–2:30 p.m.).