UNSPSC 50303307: Ruby red grapefruit

The variety of grapefruit known as ruby red grapefruit

UNSPSC 50303307 Ruby red grapefruit is a Commodity code that names a single fresh citrus product, yet recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code show minimal direct purchasing activity for ruby red grapefruit specifically. Instead, the opportunities reflect broad institutional fresh produce procurement—school nutrition programs, child care food services, senior meal programs, and correctional facilities—where grapefruit may appear as one line item among dozens in comprehensive fresh fruit and vegetable contracts. State and local buyers issuing under this code span school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Hillsborough County, Austin ISD, Savannah-Chatham, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Bryan County, Early County, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Henry County, Bartow County, and multiple others), county boards of education, city departments of human services, child care agencies (Head Start, Boys & Girls Club), and cooperative purchasing consortia (GEC Buying Cooperative). These buyers compete on service level, product quality, pricing discipline tied to USDA market indices, and delivery logistics rather than on commodity exclusivity. The code shows activity across Georgia, Texas, Florida, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Mississippi, Oregon, and California, with heaviest recent concentration in Georgia's school nutrition market.

Representative recent opportunities include the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's Bid 26-34 (issued March 22, 2026, due April 23, 2026), seeking bids on 72 fresh produce items including fresh fruits for 60 school sites with annual estimated volumes reaching 21,125 cases for Fuji apples alone; the City of Bridgeport's BNB052266 (issued June 30, 2026, due June 30, 2026), procuring over 1,100 grocery line items including fruits and vegetables for the Board of Education with Buy American compliance and blind testing; and the GEC Buying Cooperative's SN 26-004 (issued February 4, 2026, due March 4, 2026), a multi-district cost-plus procurement covering approximately 72 produce line items across 30 Georgia school districts with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million across two geographic areas. None of these solicitations isolates grapefruit or name it as a primary procurement target; instead, fresh citrus (oranges, lemons, limes, and occasionally specialty items like grapefruits) anchor a broader produce category evaluated on fill rate, delivery reliability, temperature control, and USDA compliance. Vendors must carry $500,000 to $2 million in liability insurance, maintain HACCP plans and 24/7 recall capability, comply with Buy American provisions, and meet domestic sourcing preferences where practicable. Activity is steady across institutional meal programs but highly fragmented by issuing body and contract term, with most awards running July through June aligned to school fiscal years and featuring 90-day to six-month price-firm periods tied to USDA market reporting.