UNSPSC 50304102: Bearss sicilian lemons

The variety of lemons known as bearss sicilian lemons

UNSPSC 50304102 Bearss sicilian lemons is a Commodity code. State and local governments procuring under this code are actually buying fresh produce for institutional food service — school districts, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior services, and child care programs that need reliable sourcing of fresh fruits and vegetables to meet meal program requirements. The recent opportunities show that procurement is dominated by school nutrition programs (Madison Metropolitan, DeSoto County, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bartow County, Early County, and Bryan County school systems) and state correctional or mental health agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health). Solicitations span RFBs, RFPs, and ITNs. Most require compliance with Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic content minimum for processed items or domestic sourcing preference), HACCP plans, food safety certifications, E-Verify authorization, and specific insurance minimums (typically $500,000 to $1 million general liability). Contracts run typically one to three years with optional renewals. Vendor evaluation commonly weights cost at 30–40 percent, product quality and specifications at 20–35 percent, delivery capability at 15–20 percent, and vendor qualifications or disadvantaged-business status at 5–15 percent. School districts frequently impose geographic or locational preferences — Wisconsin school districts require sourcing within 400 miles of Madison and within-state, while Bartow County schools require local farms within 400 miles. A minority of opportunities carry small-business set-asides (Illinois Department of Corrections IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, Illinois Department of Mental Health small purchase) or diverse-vendor preference scoring.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Georgia school districts (Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bartow County, Bryan County, Early County, DeSoto County, and Marion Health Care Coalition) and Texas (Texas Department of Criminal Justice facilities in Palestine, Snyder, and Huntsville; Head Start of Greater Dallas; City of Edinburg CACFP). Secondary activity appears in Illinois (Department of Corrections Joliet Treatment Center, Department of Mental Health Madden Mental Health Center), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District RFBs for petite bananas and fresh fruit-and-vegetable snacks), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport Board of Education grocery procurement spanning 1,100+ line items with June 30, 2026 deadline), Florida (Collier County Parks and Recreation ITN for North Collier Regional Park concessions due March 6, 2025), and Michigan (Marion Health Care Coalition). A Georgia-posted solicitation (PE55391NONST2026000000027) lacks issuing-body identification. Recent representative opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 for petite bananas (weekly 70–90 cases, $78,000 estimated annual value, September 2026–June 2027 contract) and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit-and-vegetable snacks (5,900 weekly servings, Wisconsin-sourced within 400 miles, 5% diverse-business preference, September–November 2026 with up to two three-month extensions); Bryan County Schools sealed bid for fresh produce (May 27, 2026 deadline); DeSoto County Schools sealed bid for produce distribution across 41 sites on cost-plus-fee basis (June 22, 2026 deadline); Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicitations IW267376 (Palestine facility, October 19, 2026 deadline) and IW267420 and IW267411 (Snyder and Wynne food warehouses, October 14, 2026 deadline); Illinois Department of Corrections IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for fresh produce at Joliet Treatment Center with bi-weekly deliveries and prevailing-wage compliance (September 3, 2026 deadline); and City of Edinburg RFP 2026-017 for CACFP meal program items including beverages, paper goods, food products, and janitorial supplies serving 400 children (August 4, 2026 deadline with local-vendor preference within 5 percent of low bid). No recent opportunities have been identified under the specific code name "Bearss sicilian lemons" — solicitations reference fresh fruit and vegetable procurement generically or by commodity type (bananas, apples, produce, citrus) rather than by named lemon variety.