UNSPSC 50305308: Cary mac peaches

The variety of peaches known as cary mac peaches

UNSPSC 50305308 Cary mac peaches, a Commodity code, covers fresh peaches procured by state and local governments to support meal programs for children and vulnerable populations. State and local buyers under this code include school districts, school food authorities, child care agencies, senior services departments, and correctional facilities, though procurement volume and frequency vary significantly by issuing body and program funding. The scope of recent activity centers on institutional food service—primarily K-12 school nutrition programs funded through the National School Lunch Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), with secondary demand from Head Start programs, senior center meal operations, and correctional food services. Purchasing is typically embedded within broader fresh produce or grocery procurement solicitations rather than issued as standalone peach contracts; peaches appear as line items within comprehensive RFPs and ITBs that bundle multiple produce categories with estimated annual quantities, delivery frequency, and quality specifications tied to federal nutrition standards and food safety certification requirements such as HACCP plans and traceability documentation.

Recent opportunities show school districts across Georgia, Florida, Texas, Wisconsin, Mississippi, and Connecticut as the dominant issuing bodies, with school food authorities conducting nearly all recent solicitations through Invitations for Bid or Requests for Proposal on annual cycles aligned to fiscal years running July 1 through June 30. Representative solicitations include the Bulloch County Board of Education's local fresh produce RFP (IFP issued April 3, 2026, due May 4, 2026) specifying watermelons, apples, strawberries, and other items grown within 200 miles; the GEC Buying Cooperative RFP (SN 26-004 issued February 4, 2026, due March 4, 2026) procuring fresh produce and eggs across two Georgia geographic areas with combined annual spending of approximately $5.5 million; and the City of Bridgeport's grocery items bid (BNB052266 issued June 30, 2026) encompassing over 1,100 line items including fresh and frozen produce for school lunch service. Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic agricultural content (typically 51 percent for processed products) and state-level cooperative purchasing frameworks appear consistently across recent postings, as do weighted evaluation criteria emphasizing cost (30–50 percent), product quality and food safety (15–25 percent), vendor qualifications and experience (10–25 percent), and delivery reliability (10–20 percent). Geographic preference clauses favoring local or regional sourcing within specified radius limits (200–400 miles) are increasingly common, particularly in Georgia school district procurements and Texas ISDs. Insurance requirements typically mandate $500,000 to $2,000,000 in general liability coverage, and payment terms cluster around Net 30 to Net 45 days from delivery and invoice. The code shows no recent activity specific to peaches as a standalone commodity or with peach-specific sourcing; most opportunities list peaches implicitly within broad produce categories without isolating volume, pricing, or supply-chain requirements for peaches alone.