UNSPSC 50304308: Mogi loquats

The variety of loquats known as mogi loquats

UNSPSC 50304308 Mogi loquats is a Commodity code that represents fresh fruit procurement — specifically specialized or exotic fruits — as acquired by state and local governments. In practice, the recent solicitations tagged under this code reveal that state and local bodies are actually buying common fresh produce items far more often than the narrow loquat designation suggests. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple RFPs and RFQs for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to correctional facilities and food warehouses (Solicitations IW267376, IW267420, and IW267411 with response deadlines in October 2026). The Illinois Department of Corrections and Illinois Department of Mental Health are procuring fresh produce for institutional food service under small purchase and competitive procurement methods (Solicitation 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 with a September 3, 2026 deadline and Solicitation 27444DHSMENTHB53608 with an August 14, 2026 deadline). School districts, including Madison Metropolitan School District, DeSoto County School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, and Early County Board of Education, are issuing IFBs and RFBs for fresh produce supply to nutrition programs. Non-school institutional buyers include the Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center, Head Start of Greater Dallas, the City of San Antonio's Department of Human Services (senior nutrition programs), and the Collier County Board of County Commissioners (park concessions). The issuing bodies span state departments, county school districts, county governments, municipalities, and nonprofit social-service organizations receiving state or federal funding.

Geographic spread centers on Texas, Illinois, Georgia, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Florida, with Texas appearing most frequently in recent months. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Request for Proposals for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to the Palestine facility (IFB IW267376, due October 19, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District's Request for Bids for petite bananas and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFBs 4162 and 4163, both due July 29, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce across over 200 line items (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026), Bartow County School System's Request for Proposal for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (RFP 10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026), and Head Start of Greater Dallas' Invitation for Bids for approximately 32,409 cases of produce and frozen foods to support child care programs (IFB 26-GP, due June 24, 2026 with estimated value of $969,460.94). Contract terms typically run one fiscal or school year with options for renewal. School districts frequently apply Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic content minimum for processed items), local-vendor preferences, and diverse-owned business evaluation criteria. Institutional food-service buyers (corrections, mental health, senior services) emphasize HACCP compliance, food-safety certifications, temperature-controlled delivery, and compliance with prevailing-wage and insurance requirements.