UNSPSC 50305330: Ice princess peaches

The variety of peaches known as ice princess peaches

UNSPSC 50305330 Ice princess peaches (Commodity) does not reflect the actual state and local procurement activity recorded in recent solicitations under this code. The opportunities posted show school districts, municipalities, and nonprofit child-nutrition agencies procuring comprehensive food service items—fresh produce, beverages, dairy, proteins, paper goods, janitorial supplies, and specialty prepared items—under child nutrition and school meal programs. Ice princess peaches, a branded specialty fruit variety, appears in none of the sourced opportunities; instead, bidders are asked to supply generic fresh fruit categories (apples, bananas, berries, oranges, melons, and stone fruits in multiple varieties) to support CACFP, NSLP, School Breakfast Program, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program operations. The code's nominal scope (a single peach cultivar) bears no meaningful relationship to what state and local procurement offices are actually buying under this classification.

Recent activity spans school nutrition programs across the South (particularly Georgia) and Southwest (Texas), with individual school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Savannah-Chatham, Henry County, Glynn County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Liberty County, Bulloch County, Hancock County, Bartow County, Early County), regional buying cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia districts), city school boards (Bridgeport, Meriden, Edinburg), Head Start agencies, independent school districts (McAllen, Austin), and public school systems (Central Point in Oregon, Hillsborough County in Florida) issuing IFBs, RFPs, and RFQs. Contracts typically run from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, with multiple one-year renewal options. Evaluation criteria weight cost (30–50%), product quality and compliance (15–25%), vendor qualifications and experience (10–20%), and delivery and service capability (10–25%). Estimated annual contract values range from $78,000 (Madison petite bananas alone) to $5.5 million (GEC cooperative two-area produce and eggs), with the Hillsborough County Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program contract at $600,000 and the Meriden Public Schools food procurement at approximately $3.1 million. Most solicitations impose Buy American requirements (domestic agricultural content at 51% or higher for processed items), HACCP plan and food safety compliance, general liability insurance ($500,000–$2,000,000), compliance with federal debarment and E-Verify rules, and delivery within narrow time windows (typically 5:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday–Friday). A minority of opportunities incorporate local-vendor preferences, cooperative purchasing authority, or set-asides for diverse-owned businesses. The code shows sustained procurement activity but no alignment between the commodity name and actual buying patterns—advisors should treat this code as a miscategorization and investigate whether fresh-produce commodity codes (50300000–50310000 range) more accurately reflect current state and local sourcing behavior.