UNSPSC 50304300: Loquats

The type of fruit known as loquats

UNSPSC 50304300 Loquats is a Class code that spans state and local procurement of fresh produce—primarily fruits and vegetables—for institutional food service operations including correctional facilities, mental health centers, school nutrition programs, senior services, child care facilities, and regional parks. Recent solicitations show active demand for fresh-produce supply and delivery contracts across multiple institutional and municipal buyers, with scope ranging from single-commodity contracts (petite bananas, fresh produce) to broad multi-item food and supply agreements that include produce as one commodity line among dozens. Work under this code centers on reliable bi-weekly or weekly delivery of quality produce meeting USDA and food-safety standards, often with specific quality, ripeness, temperature, and packaging requirements tailored to institutional nutrition programs.

State and local activity spans school districts, state departments of corrections and mental health, county boards of education, municipal parks departments, Head Start agencies, and regional health coalitions—with Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Florida, Connecticut, and Mississippi representing the most active recent jurisdictions. School districts dominate recent solicitations, conducting sealed-bid and RFP procurements for full-year produce supply to support National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program operations across multiple school sites. Representative opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing IFB for fresh fruit and vegetables to its Palestine facility (due October 19, 2026) and Snyder and Wynne food warehouses (due October 14, 2026); the Illinois Department of Corrections requesting quotes for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under a small-business set-aside (due September 3, 2026); Madison Metropolitan School District requesting bids for petite bananas at approximately $78,000 annual value with 98 percent fill-rate requirements (due July 29, 2026); and Hancock County Board of Education issuing an IFB for over 200 fresh-produce line items for the 2026-27 school year (due June 26, 2026). Collier County Board of County Commissioners solicited food services at North Collier Regional Park via ITN with local-vendor preference worth 10 evaluation points and a three-year term with two one-year renewal options (due March 6, 2025, though this date appears inconsistent with posting date and may reflect clerical error). Geographic concentration in the Southeast and Texas reflects institutional density and active procurement cycles; procurement activity remains steady through the fiscal-year bidding seasons.