UNSPSC 50303109: Smyrna figs

The variety of figs known as smyrna figs

UNSPSC 50303109 Smyrna figs, a Commodity code, does not reflect the actual procurement activity state and local governments are conducting under this classification. Recent opportunities posted under this code involve procurement of fresh produce, fresh fruits and vegetables, and groceries for school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, mental health centers, senior services, and child care programs — none of which specify figs as a line item or procurement focus. The issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bartow County, DeSoto County, Early County, Bridgeport Board of Education), counties (Collier County, Marion Health Care Coalition), cities (San Antonio, Bridgeport, Edinburg), and Head Start organizations. The code appears to be a categorical misfiling; procurement under UNSPSC 50303109 lacks coherence with the commodity name. Work actually being solicited includes produce supply contracts for institutional meal service, with deliveries spanning multiple produce lines — apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, onions, oranges, potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes, and dozens of other fresh fruits and vegetables — priced per unit, case, or pound and delivered on fixed schedules to central warehouses or individual facility locations.

Activity clusters in the South and Midwest, with heavy concentration in Georgia (Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bartow County) and Texas (TDCJ operations in Palestine, Snyder, and Huntsville; Head Start of Greater Dallas; City of Edinburg; San Antonio), supplemented by recent solicitations from Illinois (Joliet Treatment Center, Madden Mental Health Center), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education), and Mississippi (DeSoto County School District). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's procurement of fresh fruit and vegetables for distribution to Snyder and Wynne food warehouses, with responses due October 14, 2026 via the TDCJ Procurement Portal; the Illinois Department of Corrections' request for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center, a small business set-aside with bi-weekly deliveries due September 3, 2026; and Madison Metropolitan School District's bid for petite bananas (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026, estimated annual value $78,000) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026) sourced within Wisconsin and within 400 miles of Madison. Most school district procurements are IFBs or RFBs with firm pricing for 12-month contract periods, often with renewal options; institutional and state-facility contracts often operate on cost-plus-fee or firm-for-duration models. Buy American domestic-sourcing requirements appear in school nutrition solicitations; local-vendor preferences apply in select county and municipal procurements (Collier County, Bartow County, Edinburg).