UNSPSC 50303900: Kiwi fruit

The egg-shaped kiwi fruit has a furry brownish green skin and firm, translucent green flesh with edible purple-black seeds at the centre. Also called chinese gooseberry, edible fruit of the vine actinidia chinensis (family actinidiaceae). The plant is native to china and taiwan and is now grown commercially in new zealand and california.

UNSPSC 50303900 Kiwi fruit is a Class code under which state and local governments procure fresh produce—including kiwis but more broadly fresh fruits and vegetables—for institutional food service. Recent opportunities show that kiwis appear as line items within larger produce solicitations rather than as standalone commodity buys; the code captures participation in multi-item fresh-produce contracts serving school districts, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior centers, child care programs, and parks and recreation departments. Issuing bodies span school nutrition programs (Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Schools, Early County Schools, Bryan County Schools), state correctional and mental health agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Mental Health, Illinois Department of Corrections), county and municipal entities (Collier County Parks & Recreation, City of San Antonio, DeSoto County Schools), and Head Start and nutrition service organizations. Work solicited includes weekly or bi-weekly fresh-produce supply and delivery to central warehouses and individual institutional sites, with specifications covering quality standards (USDA-grade produce, firm condition, free of blemishes), packaging (case quantities with defined unit counts), temperature control (refrigerated transport and storage), traceability by farm of origin, and compliance with food-safety regulations and HACCP protocols.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and Midwest, with recent high-volume solicitation activity in Texas (Texas TDCJ Palestine and Snyder/Wynne food warehouses; City of Edinburg CACFP; Head Start of Greater Dallas; City of San Antonio), Georgia (Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County Schools, Early County Schools, Bryan County Schools, State of Georgia food supplies), Illinois (Illinois Department of Corrections Joliet Treatment Center, Illinois Department of Mental Health Madden Center), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), Mississippi (DeSoto County Schools), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), and Florida (Collier County). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh-fruit-and-vegetable procurement for the Palestine facility (IFB, due October 19, 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections' fresh-produce quote for Joliet Treatment Center (small business set-aside, bi-weekly delivery, due September 3, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District's petite-banana bid (RFB 4163 estimate $78,000 annually, due July 29, 2026), and Bartow County Schools' local fresh fruits and vegetables RFP (sourcing within 400 miles, multiple one-year renewal options, due June 22, 2026 with award anticipated July 20, 2026). Many solicitations emphasize Buy American or domestic-sourcing provisions, local-vendor preferences (5–15% evaluation weight or price-preference ranges in Texas and Georgia), and small-business set-asides; contract values where disclosed range from approximately $78,000 annually (school bananas) to $969,460.94 for Head Start's comprehensive grocery procurement. Delivery requirements typically mandate Monday-through-Friday service during institutional operating hours, with 97–98% fill rates, same-price substitution guarantees, and vendor-borne transportation under F.O.B. Destination terms.