UNSPSC 50304208: Seedless limes

The variety of limes known as seedless limes

UNSPSC 50304208 Seedless limes, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line within fresh produce procurement; state and local government agencies buy seedless limes primarily as components of broader food-service contracts rather than as standalone commodity buys. Recent solicitations under this code reveal that seedless limes are procured as part of general fresh-produce and fresh-fruit-and-vegetable supply agreements serving correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, senior services, and child care operations. The buying pattern reflects integration of specific produce items into larger meal-service or food-supply contracts rather than procurement of limes in isolation. State and local issuing bodies soliciting produce that may include seedless limes span Texas state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), Illinois state agencies (Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county school systems (Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin; Bryan County, Hancock County, Early County, and Dougherty County schools in Georgia; DeSoto County schools in Mississippi), municipal school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), city agencies (City of Edinburg, City of San Antonio), and regional health and social-service authorities (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Collier County Parks and Recreation, Marion Health Care Coalition).

The geographic spread of recent produce solicitations—including Texas, Wisconsin, Georgia, Mississippi, Connecticut, Illinois, and Florida—shows activity concentrated in school nutrition programs and state correctional or mental-health facilities across multiple regions. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh fruit and vegetable procurement for the Palestine facility (RFP IW267376, due October 19, 2026) and Snyder and Wynne food warehouses (IFB IW267420 and IW267411, both due October 14, 2026); the Illinois Department of Corrections' bid for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026, with a small-business set-aside); Madison Metropolitan School District's fresh fruit and vegetable snacks procurement (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026, with a 5% diverse-owned business preference and a 400-mile sourcing restriction within Wisconsin); and Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce bid for 2026-27 (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026, requiring Buy American compliance with 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content). No recent solicitations identified in the source isolate seedless limes as a distinct line item; the commodity code activity appears subordinate to broader fresh-produce family purchasing.