UNSPSC 50304106: Lisbon lemons

The variety of lemons known as lisbon lemons

UNSPSC 50304106 Lisbon lemons (Commodity) encompasses fresh citrus fruit procurement for school meal programs, child nutrition services, and institutional food operations—though the recent state and local opportunities tagged with this code show minimal direct activity for Lisbon lemons specifically. The code appears in procurement databases as a line item within broader fresh produce and grocery solicitations conducted by school districts, city food service agencies, and child nutrition programs across multiple states. State and local buying is concentrated among school nutrition departments (including independent school districts, county boards of education, and regional cooperatives), municipal food service operations, and child care program administrators operating under CACFP or USDA child nutrition funding. Recent opportunities span Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Oregon, and California, with school districts representing the dominant issuing-body category.

The actual purchasing activity under this code appears light relative to the volume of broader fresh produce and grocery contracts solicited during the same period. A search of recent opportunities tagged with UNSPSC 50304106 yields no dedicated Lisbon lemon procurements; instead, the code appears as one line item within composite fresh fruit and vegetable specifications—often listed alongside apples, bananas, oranges, and other citrus varieties—in school nutrition RFPs, IFBs, and RFQs. Representative examples include the GEC Buying Cooperative's SN 26-004 Fresh Produce and Eggs RFP (proposals due March 4, 2026), which covers approximately 72 citrus and mixed produce line items across 30 Georgia school districts with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million; the Hillsborough County Public Schools Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program RFP 26039RFPDST (proposals due March 11, 2026), serving approximately 18 elementary schools in Tampa, Florida with estimated annual budget of $600,000; and the Dougherty County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB (bids due June 16, 2026), which specifies multiple citrus varieties for 24 school nutrition sites. School districts consistently require weekly or twice-weekly deliveries to multiple school sites, compliance with Buy American provisions mandating domestic sourcing where practicable, HACCP plans with traceability systems, and minimum liability insurance of $500,000 to $2,000,000. Lisbon lemons, when specified, typically appear as one of many commodity line items rather than as a primary or standalone procurement driver, and no recent solicitations name Lisbon lemons as a specialized or volume category within school nutrition purchasing.