UNSPSC 50305020: Kona oranges

The variety of oranges known as kona oranges

UNSPSC 50305020 Kona oranges is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual procurement activity in the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it. The opportunities uniformly solicit broad fresh produce — apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, onions, oranges, potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes, and other fruits and vegetables — to support institutional food service operations including school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior centers, and child care programs. The issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County, DeSoto County, Bartow County), counties (Collier County), cities (Bridgeport, San Antonio, Edinburg), and independent organizations such as Head Start of Greater Dallas and Marion Health Care Coalition. Most solicitations are issued as Invitations for Bid (IFB) or Request for Bids (RFB) under standard procurement cycles; a few use Request for Proposal (RFP) or Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) language when vendor selection involves qualitative criteria such as menu variety or local sourcing preferences.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Texas and Georgia, with secondary clusters in Illinois, Wisconsin, Florida, Mississippi, Connecticut, and other states. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's RFQ for fresh fruit and vegetables to Palestine and Wynne food warehouses (due October 14 and October 19, 2026), Collier County Board of County Commissioners' ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park including fresh produce (due March 6, 2025), Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB for petite bananas with estimated annual contract value of $78,000 (due July 29, 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce covering over 200 line items across apple varieties, berries, cruciferous vegetables, and specialty produce for the 2026–2027 school year (due June 26, 2026). Many procurements carry Buy American or domestic-sourcing preferences, HACCP compliance requirements, and prevailing wage or small-business set-asides. The code mismatch—Kona oranges versus institutional fresh-produce supply broadly—suggests this Commodity code may be incorrectly applied in the procurement source system and does not operationally segment the activity it is tagged to.