UNSPSC 50305200: Passion fruit

The nearly round or ovoid fruit, 1-1/2 to 3 inches wide, has a tough rind that is smooth and waxy and ranging in hue from dark purple with faint, fine white specks, to light yellow or pumpkin-color. Within is a cavity more or less filled with an aromatic mass of double walled, membranous sacs containing orange-colored, pulpy juice and as many as 250 small, hard, dark brown or black, pitted seeds. The unique flavor is appealing, musky, guava-like and sweet/tart to tart.

The yellow form has generally larger fruit than the purple, but the pulp of the purple is less acid, richer in aroma and flavor, and has a higher proportion of juice

UNSPSC 50305200 Passion fruit is a Class code that does not reflect the work actually being solicited in recent state and local opportunities. The recent procurement activity tagged under this code covers school nutrition programs, child care food service, fresh produce distribution, and grocery supply contracts — none of which are specific to passion fruit procurement. School districts, municipalities, and child nutrition agencies are issuing bids and RFPs for comprehensive fresh produce assortments, dried fruits and nuts, beverages, and packaged foods to support National School Lunch Programs, Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meal service, and detention facility food service. The code's nominal scope does not align with the institutional food service procurement activity the source identifies, suggesting either a tagging error in the originating procurement notice or that passion fruit is incidental to broader produce or commodity buys rather than a standalone procurement driver.

Recent activity spans Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Utah, Oregon, and California, with the heaviest concentration in Georgia school districts and cooperative purchasing consortia. Representative solicitations include the City of Edinburg, Texas RFP 2026017 for CACFP meal items (due August 4, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 for petite bananas (due July 29, 2026), the GEC Buying Cooperative RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia school districts (due March 4, 2026 with contract value estimated at $5.5 million), and the County of Santa Clara ITB for dried fruits and nuts at a detention facility (due February 5, 2026). If pursuing opportunities under this code, verify the actual commodity focus through the full solicitation document rather than relying on the code classification alone.