UNSPSC 50304305: Early red loquats

The variety of loquats known as early red loquats

UNSPSC 50304305 Early red loquats is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure fresh produce for institutional food service—principally school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, mental health centers, senior services, and child care programs—under this code and the broader produce family. Recent solicitations show that early red loquats and related fresh fruits appear as line items within larger produce contracts rather than as standalone commodity purchases; the code encompasses fresh-fruit procurement for meal programs serving populations from infants through seniors. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Early County Board of Education, DeSoto County School District), state agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county governments (Collier County, DeSoto County), cities (San Antonio, Bridgeport, Edinburg), and nonprofit food-service contractors (Head Start of Greater Dallas). School districts dominate the activity, typically bundling fresh produce with broader food-service contracts or issuing standalone produce solicitations tied to federally supported meal programs.

Recent opportunities span Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Florida, and Connecticut. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations for facility food warehouses (IW267376 due October 19, 2026; IW267420 and IW267411 both due October 14, 2026). Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin issued RFB 4162 for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, estimated contract value $78,000, due July 29, 2026) and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison (5,900 weekly servings, due July 29, 2026). School districts in Georgia—Hancock County, Bryan County, Bartow County, and Dougherty County—posted produce bids in May and June 2026 requiring domestic sourcing and multi-location delivery. Collier County Board of County Commissioners issued an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) for North Collier Regional Park food services with a March 6, 2025 deadline, requiring diverse food and beverage options at multiple park venues. The Illinois Department of Corrections (Joliet Treatment Center) and Illinois Department of Mental Health (Madden Mental Health Center) each solicited fresh produce delivery in August and September 2026. The City of San Antonio's Department of Human Services requested consulting services to operate produce markets at 15 senior center sites, due May 27, 2026. School districts typically structure produce procurement as either consolidated line items within food-service RFPs (Bridgeport Board of Education's 1,100+ item grocery bid, City of Edinburg's CACFP meal program covering five supply categories) or isolated produce bids (Wisconsin's petite banana and fresh snack procurement, Georgia school districts' sealed-bid format). Institutional produce contracts commonly carry Buy American requirements (51% domestic content minimum), HACCP plan mandates, liability insurance ($500,000–$1 million), prevailing wage compliance in some states, and delivery windows (early morning to mid-afternoon, Monday through Friday) to central warehouses or distributed school sites.