UNSPSC 50303303: Foster grapefruit

The variety of grapefruit known as foster grapefruit

UNSPSC 50303303 Foster grapefruit is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of fresh produce for institutional food service, including fresh fruits and vegetables delivered to correctional facilities, schools, senior centers, parks and recreation venues, mental health treatment centers, and child nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show issuing bodies sourcing specific produce items—bananas, apples, leafy greens, root vegetables, berries, and mixed fresh fruits and vegetables—under competitive bid and proposal processes. Work typically involves recurring weekly or bi-weekly deliveries to central warehouses or individual facility sites, compliance with USDA quality and food-safety standards, temperature-controlled logistics, and traceability documentation. Scope spans produce-only contracts and integrated food-service procurements that include produce as a line-item category alongside proteins, dairy, and prepared foods. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and mental health, county school districts, county boards of education, county parks and recreation departments, city health and human services divisions, transit authorities (represented by Marion Health Care Coalition), and nonprofit food-service operators.

Texas Department of Criminal Justice is a repeat buyer, issuing three separate fresh produce solicitations in September and October 2026 (solicitations IW267420, IW267411, and IW267376) for deliveries to food warehouses and correctional facilities. School districts dominate the recent competitive landscape across Georgia, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Connecticut, and Texas—including Madison Metropolitan School District (RFB 4162 for petite bananas due July 29, 2026, and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks due July 29, 2026), Bryan County School Nutrition (bid due May 27, 2026), DeSoto County School District (bid due June 22, 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education (bid due June 26, 2026). Collier County Board of County Commissioners solicited food services including produce at North Collier Regional Park via ITN (due March 6, 2025). Illinois Department of Corrections and Illinois Department of Mental Health issued small-purchase procurements for fresh produce in August 2026. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and the upper Midwest (Wisconsin, Illinois), with additional procurement in Florida, Mississippi, Connecticut, and other states. Most school district procurements impose Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content) and many apply local-vendor preferences or geographic sourcing requirements (within 400 miles). Evaluation criteria typically weight cost heavily (30–40 percent) alongside product quality, vendor qualifications, compliance with nutrition standards, and diverse-business status. Contracts generally run one school or fiscal year with optional renewal terms.