UNSPSC 50304504: Edwards mangoes

The variety of mangoes known as edwards mangoes

UNSPSC 50304504 Edwards mangoes, a Commodity code, spans the procurement of fresh produce — primarily fresh fruits and vegetables — by state and local government entities for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and public facility operations. Recent solicitations show procurement bodies buying produce for correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, senior services, child care programs, and regional parks, typically through RFQ, RFB, IFB, and ITN notice types. Institutional buyers specify detailed produce line items (apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, berries, and specialty items like mangoes), delivery schedules (bi-weekly to daily), quality standards, and cold-chain requirements. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, and Illinois Department of Mental Health appear as repeat buyers issuing multiple solicitations for food warehouse supply contracts. School districts dominate the active volume, with procurement bodies in Wisconsin, Georgia, Florida, Texas, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Illinois seeking fresh produce for National School Lunch Program compliance and specialized nutrition initiatives like USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Programs and Child and Adult Care Food Programs. Evaluation criteria consistently weight cost at 30–40 percent, with secondary scoring on vendor qualifications, compliance with food-safety regulations, menu variety, delivery performance, and local-vendor or diverse-business-enterprise status when set-asides apply.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Florida, Connecticut, and Mississippi. Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued three fresh-produce solicitations in September and October 2026 (IW267411 Wynne Food Warehouse, IW267420 Snyder Food Warehouse, and IW267376 Palestine facility) with response deadlines in mid-October 2026 requiring electronic submission via the TDCJ Procurement Portal. School districts in Georgia (Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bartow County, Early County) posted sealed-bid RFBs for produce contracts running July 2026 through June 2027, with due dates spanning May through June 2026. Illinois Department of Mental Health issued a small-purchase solicitation (27444DHSMENTHB53608) for Madden Mental Health Center with an August 14, 2026 deadline. Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) solicited petite bananas (RFB 4162, estimated $78,000 annual value, due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026) with Wisconsin-local sourcing within 400 miles and organic-produce pricing discounts. Collier County (Florida) issued an ITN for food concession services at North Collier Regional Park with local-vendor preference worth 10 evaluation points (due March 6, 2025, an apparent data error in the source). Buy American provisions and domestic agricultural sourcing requirements appear in school district solicitations across Georgia and Connecticut. Contract values where stated range from $78,000 (Madison petite bananas annual) to $969,460.94 (Head Start of Greater Dallas grocery procurement). Small-business set-asides appear in Illinois and Texas solicitations; local-vendor preferences are standard in Florida, Georgia, and Wisconsin procurements.