UNSPSC 50303300: Grapefruit

A large citrus fruit with a bitter yellow rind and inner skin and a highly flavored somewhat acid juicy pulp produced by a small roundheaded tree (citrus paradisi)

UNSPSC 50303300 Grapefruit, a Class code, encompasses fresh produce supply and delivery to state and local institutions, though recent solicitations tagged under this code show no grapefruit-specific procurement activity. Instead, state and local governments are buying broader fresh fruit and vegetable distribution — bananas, apples, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, citrus, and processed produce items — for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior services, and child care facilities. Institutional buyers require reliable weekly or bi-weekly delivery to central warehouses and distributed school sites, compliance with USDA nutrition and Buy American standards, temperature-controlled logistics, traceability documentation (farm of origin and delivery dates), and HACCP food safety plans. Pricing models vary between cost-plus-fee structures (used by school districts contracting with produce distributors) and firm fixed-unit pricing. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and mental health, county school boards, city departments of human services, individual school districts, and Head Start organizations. Texas Department of Criminal Justice is a repeat buyer, soliciting fresh fruit and vegetable supply to multiple food warehouse locations in Palestine and Huntsville (solicitations IW267376, IW267420, IW267411 posted September–October 2026).

Geographic concentration is heaviest in the Southeast and Texas. Georgia school systems (Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County, Bartow County) and Florida counties (Collier County) account for multiple recent solicitations, as do Texas state agencies and school districts. Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health issued separate fresh-produce RFQs in August 2026. Wisconsin school districts, Connecticut and Texas municipal education bodies, and Mississippi school districts also posted produce procurement in the May–August 2026 window. Recent representative opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's petite banana RFB (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026, with a $78,000 estimated annual value), Dougherty County Board of Education fresh-produce sealed bid (due June 16, 2026, covering 40 line items across 24 school nutrition sites), and Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods and produce (estimated total value $969,460.94, bid opening June 24, 2026). Institutional buyers consistently impose Buy American requirements, local-vendor preferences (particularly in Texas and Florida), HACCP documentation, minimum liability insurance ($500,000–$1,000,000 per occurrence), and payment terms of Net 30–45 days.