UNSPSC 50304923: Garden delight nectarines

The variety of nectarines known as garden delight nectarines

UNSPSC 50304923 Garden delight nectarines (Commodity) describes fresh nectarines procured by state departments, county governments, school districts, and institutional food service operators for meal programs, facility dining, and senior services. Recent solicitations show this code capturing a broader pattern of fresh produce procurement across institutional food service — the available opportunities reflect school districts, state corrections and mental health facilities, senior services divisions, and child care programs all sourcing fresh fruits and vegetables, often bundled under general produce line items rather than as single-commodity purchases. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple fresh-fruit-and-vegetable solicitations (IW267376 at Palestine, IW267420 at Snyder Food Warehouse, and IW267411 at Wynne Food Warehouse in Huntsville), while the Illinois Department of Corrections sought fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under a small-business set-aside, and the Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center established a fiscal 2027 fruits-and-vegetables supply contract. School districts dominate the activity: Madison Metropolitan School District issued separate RFBs for petite bananas (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026, estimated contract value $78,000) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026, with Wisconsin-sourced produce required within 400 miles and a 5% diverse-business preference). Additional school nutrition programs in Georgia, Mississippi, Connecticut, and Texas rounded out the institutional base.

The code shows strong recent activity concentrated in Texas, Illinois, Wisconsin, Georgia, and Connecticut, with significant secondary activity in Florida and Mississippi. Texas Department of Criminal Justice corrections facilities represent a repeating buyer across multiple warehouses; Georgia school districts (Hancock County, DeSoto County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County, and Bartow County) have issued or were scheduled to issue fresh-produce bids for school nutrition during fiscal 2027. Collier County (Florida) Board of County Commissioners issued an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) for food services at North Collier Regional Park (due March 6, 2025, with a 10-point local-vendor preference), and the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) Department of Public Purchases sought grocery items for schools (electronic bids due June 30, 2026, with Buy American domestic-content documentation required). Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. procured approximately $969,460.94 in grocery products including frozen and fresh produce under IFB 26-GP (due June 24, 2026), and the City of Edinburg, Texas, requested CACFP meal-program supplies (RFP 2026-017, due August 4, 2026, with local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051). Most school district contracts run July 1 through June 30 of the following year; institutional facilities often conduct small-purchase or fixed-term procurements on shorter cycles. Buy American provisions and prevailing-wage compliance requirements are standard in corrections, mental health, and school nutrition solicitations.