UNSPSC 50304934: Mericrest nectarines

The variety of nectarines known as mericrest nectarines

UNSPSC 50304934 Mericrest nectarines is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual recent state and local procurement activity posted under it. The code nominally names a single nectarine variety, but the sourced opportunities show little to no activity specifically for Mericrest nectarines. Instead, the recent solicitations tagged to this code cover broad fresh produce procurement — fruit and vegetable supply contracts, school nutrition programs requiring multiple produce line items, senior center produce distribution, and institutional food service for correctional facilities, mental health centers, and child care programs. The issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county school districts (Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County, Madison Metropolitan, DeSoto County school systems in Georgia and Mississippi), city and county procurement offices (Collier County Florida, San Antonio, Bridgeport Connecticut), and special-purpose organizations (Marion Health Care Coalition, Head Start of Greater Dallas). Geographic spread concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Florida, Connecticut, and Mississippi, with school district nutrition programs accounting for the largest share of recent activity.

Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's request for fresh fruit and vegetables delivered to food warehouses in Wynne (Huntsville) and Snyder with responses due October 14, 2026 (IFB IW267411 and IW267420); the Illinois Department of Corrections' call for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under small business set-aside with quotes due September 3, 2026 (RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849); multiple school district RFBs for fresh produce spanning 40+ line items (Hancock County Schools IFB SN002-2027, Dougherty County sealed bid PE64710NONST2027000000078, Bryan County Schools bid PE55308NONST2027000000012, all with late-June 2026 deadlines); Collier County's ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park with proposals due March 6, 2025 (though this date predates the current inquiry date and may reflect a system entry error); and Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas with estimated annual value of $78,000 and bids due July 29, 2026. The code shows no current activity specifically for Mericrest nectarines as a named commodity. Activity is active and ongoing, but a vendor pursuing this code should recognize that the taxonomy does not align with what procurement offices are actually buying — success depends on positioning as a produce supplier across multiple fruit and vegetable categories rather than a single nectarine variety vendor.