UNSPSC 50303303: Foster grapefruit

The variety of grapefruit known as foster grapefruit

UNSPSC 50303303 Foster grapefruit, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line within school nutrition and child care food service procurement. State and local governments buy fresh grapefruit—specifically foster variety—as a component of larger meal programs governed by CACFP, National School Lunch Program, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program requirements. Recent opportunities show grapefruit appearing as one line item within broader fresh produce solicitations rather than as a standalone commodity. School districts, county boards of education, and child care agencies are the primary issuing bodies. The work solicited is weekly or bi-weekly delivery of fresh grapefruit in case quantities to school sites, early care centers, and senior nutrition programs, with strict quality, temperature, and food safety compliance under HACCP and USDA commodity standards. Pricing is typically per-unit or per-case on firm fixed-price contracts, though some jurisdictions use cost-plus-fixed-fee models tied to USDA market indices.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas school districts, with additional procurement by special-purpose districts in Florida, Connecticut, California, and Oregon. The Dougherty County Board of Education (Albany, Georgia) issued an IFB for fresh produce including citrus fruits with a June 16, 2026 bid deadline. Liberty County Board of Education (Hinesville, Georgia) solicited fresh produce for school nutrition under IFB with an April 29, 2026 bid deadline. Hancock County Board of Education (Sparta, Georgia) procured fresh produce under IFB #SN002-2027 with a June 26, 2026 deadline, specifying grapefruit among 200+ line items. Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) issued separate RFBs for petite bananas and fresh fruit snacks but did not isolate grapefruit. The broader produce opportunities reveal that foster grapefruit and similar citrus items are purchased as part of competitive institutional procurement, with evaluation weighing cost heavily (typically 30–40%), product quality and freshness (15–25%), and vendor reliability and compliance. Grapefruit appears most consistently in winter and spring solicitations aligned with school calendar procurement cycles.