UNSPSC 50305320: Empress peaches

The variety of peaches known as empress peaches

UNSPSC 50305320 Empress peaches (Commodity) encompasses fresh fruit procurement for institutional child nutrition and school food service programs, though recent state and local solicitations show minimal activity specifically tagged to empress peaches—the code appears underutilized or mislabeled relative to actual procurement activity. State and local issuing bodies pursuing produce contracts span school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Glynn County, Henry County, Savannah-Chatham County, Meriden Public Schools, Austin ISD, McAllen ISD, Hillsborough County, Central Point School District #6), county and municipal child care authorities (City of Edinburg, Head Start of Greater Dallas, DeSoto County School District), and cooperative purchasing consortia (GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 Georgia districts). Work solicited ranges from single-commodity fresh produce contracts (petite bananas at Madison Metropolitan School District under RFB 4162, estimated annual value $78,000; fresh produce items across multiple school districts in Georgia) to comprehensive grocery and produce packages supporting National School Lunch Programs and Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meal services. Evaluation typically weights cost between 30–50 percent, with product quality, vendor experience, delivery reliability, and compliance with USDA Buy American and HACCP requirements making up the remainder.

Recent procurement activity clusters heavily in Georgia school districts (Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Glynn County, Henry County, Savannah-Chatham County), with additional activity in Texas (City of Edinburg, Head Start of Greater Dallas, McAllen ISD, Austin ISD), Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), and Oregon (Central Point School District #6), plus multi-state consortia through cooperative purchasing vehicles. Representative solicitations include Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce (sealed bids due June 26, 2026), Muscogee County School District ITB 26-017 for purchase and delivery of fresh produce items with USDA index-price markup evaluation (bids due April 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM EST), GEC Buying Cooperative RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia school districts (proposals due March 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million across both geographic areas), and Meriden Public Schools RFP 026-41 for commercial groceries and produce serving 8,200 students with anticipated contract value of approximately $3,100,000 (proposals due February 25, 2026 at 11:00 AM EST). Sealed bid (IFB/ITB) and RFP notice types dominate; contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 with optional one-year renewals. Delivery is uniformly required Monday–Friday before noon or early afternoon to school sites or warehouses, with weekly or bi-weekly frequencies standard. Buy American provisions, HACCP certification, and 98–99 percent fill-rate requirements appear across nearly all opportunities.