UNSPSC 50305300: Peaches

A fruit tree (prunus persica) of the family rosaceae (rose family) having decorative pink blossoms and a juicy, sweet drupe fruit.

UNSPSC 50305300 Peaches is a Class code that names a single commodity — fresh peaches — but state and local governments soliciting under this code are actually procuring broad fresh-produce and food-service contracts where peaches appear as one line item among dozens or hundreds of other fruits, vegetables, and prepared foods. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (elementary through high schools), with secondary activity from child care facilities, senior services programs, and county correctional facilities. School nutrition programs dominate recent solicitations, reflecting reliance on fresh produce procurement to support National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP), and Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meal service across multiple school sites, typically 10–60 locations per district.

Recent opportunities show heavy concentration in Georgia (Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Bartow County, Glynn County school districts; GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia districts across two areas), with secondary activity in Texas (City of Edinburg, McAllen ISD, Austin ISD), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), Utah (Salt Lake City School District, Central Point School District #6 in Oregon, Millcreek), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), and California (Santa Clara County). Representative solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's sealed-bid procurement for petite bananas under RFB 4162 (due July 29, 2026) with estimated annual contract value of $78,000 and weekly usage of 70–90 cases; City of Edinburg's RFP 2026-017 for CACFP meal program food and nonfood items including beverages, paper goods, proteins, produce, and janitorial supplies serving 400 children daily (due August 4, 2026) with local-vendor preference under Texas statute; and Bulloch County Schools' Invitation for Proposal for local fresh produce (18 districts in GEC Buying Cooperative Area One with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million; proposals due March 4, 2026). Typical contract structures fix pricing for initial periods (60–90 days post-award, sometimes 15 days), require firm pricing through the contract term with escalation justified by market indices (USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, Consumer Price Index, Urner Barry for eggs), mandate weekly or twice-weekly deliveries to school sites between 6:00–7:00 a.m. and 1:00–2:30 p.m., impose Buy American provisions requiring domestic sourcing where practicable, and include HACCP plan and food-safety compliance requirements. Set-asides and preferences vary: some solicitations encourage small-business and minority-owned-business participation without restriction; others explicitly apply geographic preferences (Central Point School District #6 and Bartow County prefer local/regional produce within specified radii); none in the recent sample impose formal DBE or MBE set-asides typical of federal contracting.