UNSPSC 50303702: Carrley guavas

The variety of guavas known as carrley guavas

UNSPSC 50303702 Carrley guavas is a Commodity code that encompasses fresh produce supply and delivery to institutional food service operations—primarily correctional facilities, schools, senior centers, and healthcare providers. State and local governments are buying fresh fruit and vegetable supply contracts at scale, often bundled with broader food service procurement or solicited as standalone produce categories. The issuing bodies span correctional departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections), school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Hancock County, Bryan County, Early County, Dougherty County, DeSoto County), county governments and municipalities (Collier County, City of San Antonio, City of Bridgeport, City of Edinburg), and specialized service providers (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition, Madden Mental Health Center). School nutrition programs and correctional food service dominate the activity. Texas and Georgia show the heaviest recent solicitation volume, followed by Illinois, Florida, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Mississippi. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice soliciting fresh fruit and vegetables for the Wynne and Snyder Food Warehouses (IFB IW267411 and IW267420, responses due October 14, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District requesting petite bananas under RFB 4162 with estimated annual value of $78,000 (bids due July 29, 2026), and the Illinois Department of Corrections seeking fresh produce for bi-weekly delivery to Joliet Treatment Center with a small business set-aside (RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, quotes due September 3, 2026).

Scope details reflect institutional volume, delivery logistics, and food-safety compliance. Solicitations typically specify itemized produce line items (apples by variety, bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, tomatoes), quantity estimates per delivery cycle, case sizes, ripeness or quality standards (color stage guides, USDA grade criteria), temperature requirements, delivery windows (often early morning, before noon), and frequency (weekly, bi-weekly, or as-needed ordering). Buy American provisions appear in school and correctional procurement, requiring domestic sourcing or documentation of origin. Prevailing wage and small business set-asides feature in Illinois and some Texas procurements. Evaluation criteria commonly weight cost at 30–40%, vendor qualifications and experience at 15–25%, menu variety and compliance at 20–35%, and in school settings, local-vendor preference (worth 5–15 points) when the vendor meets county or district residency thresholds. Contracts run 9–12 months with optional renewal terms. Vendors must carry $500,000 to $1 million general liability and workers' compensation insurance, provide HACCP plans where required, comply with E-Verify, submit debarment certifications, and meet food-safety and traceability documentation on request. This code shows consistent, active procurement across multiple states and issuing body types, with steady volume in school lunch programs and correctional facilities driving demand.