UNSPSC 50304905: Arctic sweet nectarines

The variety of nectarines known as arctic sweet nectarines

UNSPSC 50304905 Arctic sweet nectarines is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of specialty fresh produce items for institutional food service programs, though the recent opportunities block shows no direct solicitation for arctic sweet nectarines specifically. Instead, the code appears in a dataset where state and local governments are actively buying fresh produce — including apples, bananas, berries, peppers, tomatoes, and other fresh fruits and vegetables — through school nutrition programs, child care facilities, senior services, and correctional food service operations. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and boards of education (Madison Metropolitan School District, Bulloch County Schools, Hancock County Schools, Glynn County Schools, Liberty County Schools, and others across Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Oregon), though the opportunities also include city purchasing departments (Bridgeport, San Antonio, Edinburg), county school systems, state procurement offices, and specialized institutions such as Head Start programs, senior centers, and correctional facilities. Work being solicited ranges from dedicated fresh produce contracts — such as Liberty County Board of Education's sealed bid for fruits and vegetables to 13 school sites and Bartow County School System's RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles — to comprehensive food service bundles that bundle produce with proteins, dairy, paper goods, and janitorial supplies, as illustrated by the City of Bridgeport's grocery items bid covering over 1,100 line items and Meriden Public Schools' procurement of commercial groceries and USDA Foods valued at approximately $3.1 million annually.

Geographic activity is concentrated in the South, particularly Georgia, with sustained procurement from school districts in Bulloch County, Hancock County, Glynn County, Dougherty County, Liberty County, Bryan County, Muscogee County, Henry County, and through the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia districts; activity also appears in Texas (Edinburg, McAllen, Austin independent school districts), Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (Meriden), Mississippi (DeSoto County), Oregon (Central Point), and California (Santa Clara County). Representative recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly; bids due July 29, 2026) and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison (5,900 weekly servings; bids due July 29, 2026); the City of Edinburg's RFP 2026-017 for CACFP meal program food and nonfood items serving 400 children daily (proposals due August 4, 2026); Bartow County School System's RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables from farms within 400 miles (proposals due June 22, 2026); and the GEC Buying Cooperative's RFP SN 26-004 serving 30 Georgia school districts across two geographic areas with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million (proposals due March 4, 2026). Buy American provisions appear consistently across school nutrition procurement, with most requiring domestic commodities or domestic content thresholds (typically 51% or higher); local-sourcing preferences are common, particularly in farm-to-school and specialty produce categories. The code shows robust and ongoing activity, though arctic sweet nectarines specifically do not appear in any posted opportunity — the taxonomy entry may be a residual or aspirational classification not yet matched to active demand.