UNSPSC 50304500: Mangoes

A tropical fruit commonly with a firm yellowish red skin, hard central stone, and juicy aromatic pulp, produced by an evergreen tree (mangifera indica) of the cashew family

UNSPSC 50304500 Mangoes, a Class code, sees active procurement across school districts and child nutrition programs for meal service and snack distribution, with recent state and local opportunities centering on fresh produce supply for K-12 breakfast and lunch programs, federally funded nutrition initiatives, and senior and child care services.

School districts across the South and Southwest dominate recent solicitation activity under this code. The mix of issuing bodies spans independent school districts (McAllen ISD in Texas; Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida; Austin ISD in Texas), county school systems (Bulloch County, Glynn County, Henry County, Liberty County, and Muscogee County in Georgia; DeSoto County in Mississippi), regional purchasing cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 Georgia districts), and specialized child nutrition programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Bartow County Schools for local sourcing). Representative recent opportunities include McAllen ISD requesting proposals for fresh produce to serve 20,000 students across 31 campuses with a March 2026 deadline; Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa seeking specialty fruits and vegetables for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program at 18 elementary schools with a March 2026 response date; GEC Buying Cooperative issuing a procurement covering 30 Georgia school districts with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million and a March 4, 2026 deadline; and the City of Edinburg, Texas, requesting proposals for meal program supplies including fruits under its CACFP program with an August 4, 2026 deadline. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia, Texas, and Florida, with secondary activity in Connecticut, Utah, Oregon, Mississippi, and California. Mangoes appear explicitly in two solicitations—Bryan County School Nutrition in Georgia and Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia—as a specific line item within broader fresh-produce procurements, indicating modest but consistent demand in school nutrition contexts. Pricing in these opportunities is structured through firm fixed pricing, cost-plus-fixed-fee models, and escalator/de-escalator adjustments tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service market reports. Most school districts require Buy American compliance, HACCP plans, food safety certifications, and weekly or twice-weekly deliveries to multiple school sites.