UNSPSC 50304910: Autumn star nectarines

The variety of nectarines known as autumn star nectarines

UNSPSC 50304910 Autumn star nectarines is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of fresh produce items for child nutrition, school meal programs, and correctional facility food services. Recent solicitations show that governments are buying fresh produce—not autumn star nectarines specifically—under this code, reflecting how UNSPSC taxonomy sometimes diverges from actual procurement activity. School districts and child care agencies dominate the market, using this code to solicit fresh fruits and vegetables for USDA-compliant meal programs serving students and young children; a subset of solicitations target specialized produce categories such as petite bananas, local seasonal produce, and ready-to-eat snacks. The issuing bodies span independent school districts, county school boards, city school systems, county boards of education, Head Start agencies, and state-level cooperative buying groups. Georgia leads geographic activity with over fifteen recent district-level produce solicitations posted since March 2026, followed by Texas (McAllen ISD, Austin ISD, Head Start of Greater Dallas), Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools, City of Bridgeport), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), Mississippi (DeSoto County), and Oregon (Central Point School District).

Representative recent activity includes Madison Metropolitan School District Food & Nutrition requesting bids for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026 at $78,000 annual contract value), Hillsborough County Public Schools seeking proposals for specialty fresh fruit and vegetables to serve 18 elementary schools in the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (RFP 26039RFPDST, estimated $600,000 annually), and GEC Buying Cooperative—a thirty-district Georgia consortium—soliciting fresh produce and eggs covering two geographic areas with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million (RFP SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026). Buy American compliance, HACCP plans, liability insurance ($1 million minimum general liability typical), weekly delivery scheduling, and firm pricing for initial contract periods are standard requirements across opportunities. Evaluation commonly weights cost at 30–50 percent, with qualifications, product quality, delivery reliability, and references making up the remainder. A small subset of opportunities—notably Austin ISD and Hillsborough County—emphasize participation in Good Food Purchasing Programs and local or domestic sourcing preferences, signaling emerging district interest in supply-chain sustainability and farm-to-school alignment.