UNSPSC 50305321: Encore peaches

The variety of peaches known as encore peaches

UNSPSC 50305321 Encore peaches is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of fresh produce items for institutional food service, though the recent opportunities block shows minimal direct activity under this specific code. Instead, state and local buyers are issuing a steady stream of solicitations for fresh produce broadly — including bananas, apples, berries, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, and other fruits and vegetables — to support school nutrition programs, child and adult care food service, and senior nutrition initiatives. The issuing bodies span school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Hillsborough County, Austin ISD, Bulloch County, DeSoto County, Henry County, Glynn County, Savannah-Chatham, Liberty County, Muscogee County, and others), county boards of education and school food authorities, municipal departments (City of Bridgeport, City of San Antonio), and child care agencies (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Edinburg CACFP). Work falls into two categories: large institutional buys of commodity produce for lunch and breakfast programs under national nutrition requirements (USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, National School Lunch Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program) and smaller, often local-preference procurements sourcing produce within 200–400 miles of the jurisdiction. Evaluation criteria typically weight cost at 40–50 percent, with the remainder split across vendor qualifications, product quality and freshness, delivery reliability, and compliance with Buy American and food safety standards (HACCP, GAP certification, food recall procedures).

Geographic activity concentrates heavily in Georgia, with multiple concurrent solicitations from Bulloch County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Hancock County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, and Savannah-Chatham County school systems, along with the statewide GEC Buying Cooperative RFP serving 30 districts across two geographic areas. Outside Georgia, recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Austin Independent School District (Texas), McAllen ISD (Texas), Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut), Central Point School District (Oregon), and the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut). Representative opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, estimated annual value $78,000, due July 29, 2026), GEC Buying Cooperative's SN 26-004 covering 30 Georgia school districts ($5.5 million combined annual spending across two geographic areas, due March 4, 2026), Bulloch County's IFP for local produce within 200 miles (24 items, due May 4, 2026), and Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP 26039RFPDST for USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program delivery to 18 elementary schools ($600,000 estimated annual budget, proposals due March 11, 2026). Buy American provisions and domestic-sourcing preferences are standard; local-vendor preferences and minority/women-owned business encouragement appear across jurisdictions but are rarely set-asides. Weekly or twice-weekly delivery windows (commonly 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. weekdays) and temperature controls are universal requirements. Contract terms typically run 12 months with renewal options extending three to five years. The code shows robust recent activity suitable for pursuit by produce distributors, farm-to-school vendors, and specialty produce aggregators meeting USDA compliance, food safety certification, and service-reliability standards.