UNSPSC 50304301: Advance loquats

The variety of loquats known as advance loquats

UNSPSC 50304301 Advance loquats (Commodity) represents a narrow specialty produce category that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition programs and child care food services. Recent solicitations show minimal direct demand for advance loquats specifically; instead, the code appears to anchor a broader family of fresh fruit procurement that includes apples, bananas, strawberries, oranges, and seasonal specialty items meeting USDA nutrition standards and Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) or National School Lunch Program compliance requirements. State and local buyers under this code span school districts of varying sizes, county school systems, municipal school departments, regional cooperative purchasing groups, and child care agencies. School nutrition programs dominate the issuing-body mix, with repeat activity from Georgia school districts (Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bulloch County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County) and multistate purchasing cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 Georgia districts). City boards of education, county juvenile detention facilities, senior services divisions, and head start organizations also procure under related fresh produce codes.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia, Texas, and Florida, with significant recent activity in Georgia school districts (Hancock, Dougherty, Bryan, Bulloch, Glynn, Liberty, Muscogee, Savannah-Chatham counties), Texas school districts (Austin ISD, McAllen ISD, Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa), and state cooperative networks. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Edinburg, Texas, requesting proposals for CACFP meal program food and nonfood items including fresh fruits and vegetables with a response deadline of August 4, 2026 (RFP 2026-017); Madison Metropolitan School District requesting bids for petite bananas with a deadline of July 29, 2026, at a projected annual contract value of $78,000 (RFB 4162); and the GEC Buying Cooperative soliciting fresh produce and eggs for 30 Georgia school districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million across two geographic areas and a March 4, 2026 proposal deadline (RFP SN 26-004). Most solicitations use sealed-bid (IFB/ITB) or request-for-proposal (RFP) methods, with evaluation criteria typically weighting cost at 30–50 percent and emphasizing product quality, delivery reliability, HACCP compliance, and Buy American provision adherence. Local-vendor preferences apply in Texas under Section 271.9051, and multistate cooperatives enable smaller districts to aggregate purchasing power. Contract terms typically run July 1 through June 30 of the following year with renewal options, and vendors commonly face firm-price requirements for 60–90 days followed by indexed escalation based on USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index reporting.