UNSPSC 50303307: Ruby red grapefruit

The variety of grapefruit known as ruby red grapefruit

UNSPSC 50303307 Ruby red grapefruit is a Commodity code that captures fresh citrus and mixed produce procurement by state and local government entities. The code sits beneath a broader produce-supply family and represents a narrow commodity line within that taxonomy. In practice, state and local buyers solicit ruby red grapefruit as part of larger fresh-produce contracts — rarely as a standalone item. Recent opportunities show that school districts, correctional facilities, mental-health centers, senior services, and child-nutrition programs procure ruby red grapefruit alongside dozens of other fresh fruits and vegetables to support meal programs. Buyers specify product quality standards (USDA grade, ripeness, freedom from blemish or rot), delivery frequency (weekly or bi-weekly), temperature control, and packaging. Contracts typically run twelve months or align with school fiscal years (July through June). Most solicitations emphasize domestic sourcing where feasible, compliance with food-safety and HACCP requirements, and refrigerated transport. Buy American provisions are common in school nutrition procurement.

Activity is concentrated in the Southeast and Midwest, with school districts in Georgia, Mississippi, Illinois, and Wisconsin issuing the highest volume of fresh-produce RFPs and IFBs. Texas (via the Department of Criminal Justice) and Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education) also show recent activity. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted multiple produce solicitations for correctional-facility food warehouses (Snyder, Wynne, and Palestine locations) with October 2026 deadlines; Illinois Department of Mental Health and Department of Corrections both sought fresh-produce suppliers with small-business set-asides in August and September 2026. School districts dominate the pipeline: Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) bid petite bananas and fresh-fruit snacks in July 2026; Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bartow County, Bryan County, and Early County school systems in Georgia all issued sealed-bid produce procurements between May and June 2026, with contract periods running July 2026 through June 2027. Head Start of Greater Dallas and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education also solicited fresh produce as part of broader grocery-items contracts. These opportunities typically weight cost heavily (30–40 percent), require proof of insurance (commercial general liability at $500,000 to $1 million), and award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. A 5 percent local-vendor preference or geographic-sourcing requirement (produce within 400 miles) appears in several school-district solicitations. No opportunities name ruby red grapefruit specifically; the code's relevance depends on whether your firm supplies mixed fresh-produce assortments to these institutional buyers.