UNSPSC 50304101: Baboon lemons

The variety of lemons known as baboon lemons

UNSPSC 50304101 Baboon lemons (Commodity) frames a fresh produce supply category that state and local governments procure for institutional food service—primarily school districts, correctional and mental health facilities, senior centers, and child care programs. The recent opportunities show that "baboon lemons" does not drive current procurement; the code's nominal scope diverges sharply from what is actually being bought. State and local issuing bodies across Texas, Illinois, Florida, Georgia, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Mississippi are soliciting fresh produce broadly—apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, peppers, berries, and other common fruits and vegetables—for meal programs and institutional kitchens. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations (IW267376, IW267420, IW267411) for delivery to food warehouses and facilities. Illinois Department of Corrections and Illinois Department of Mental Health have sought fresh produce for bi-weekly and weekly institutional delivery. School districts in Madison, Wisconsin; DeSoto County, Mississippi; Hancock County, Georgia; Dougherty County, Georgia; Bartow County, Georgia; Bryan County, Georgia; and Early County, Georgia have issued sealed bids and RFPs for fresh produce spanning multiple line items and delivery sites. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, the City of Edinburg, Texas, the City of San Antonio, Texas, Head Start of Greater Dallas, and Collier County, Florida, have solicited produce as part of broader food service, CACFP meal programs, and senior center initiatives.

Activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia school districts represent the heaviest recent cluster) and Texas (TDCJ and municipal programs), with secondary activity in Illinois, Wisconsin, Florida, and Connecticut. The solicitation types are predominantly sealed bids (IFB), RFPs, and ITNs with response dates spanning June through October 2026. Procurement is fragmented across issuing bodies with no dominant repeat buyer; Texas correctional and mental health facilities and Georgia school districts appear most active. Most opportunities carry Buy American requirements (51% domestic agricultural content or maximum domestic sourcing), HACCP plan submissions, general liability insurance of $500,000 to $2 million, prevailing wage or E-Verify compliance, and delivery to multiple school, facility, or warehouse sites. The code itself—UNSPSC 50304101 Baboon lemons—does not reflect actual procurement. Vendors pursuing institutional produce supply should monitor school nutrition program RFPs, correctional and mental health facility food service solicitations, and child care meal programs, where the work is substantive and recurring.