UNSPSC 50305501: American persimmon

The variety of persimmons known as american persimmon

UNSPSC 50305501 American persimmon is a Commodity code that captures fresh fruit procurement by state and local food-service operations. Recent activity shows that purchasing bodies use this code (or related fresh-produce classifications) primarily to procure fresh fruits and vegetables in bulk for institutional food programs—including school nutrition departments, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior services, and child care programs. Issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county and city school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Hancock County, Bartow County, DeSoto County, Early County school systems in Georgia; Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), county governments (Collier County, DeSoto County in Mississippi), cities (San Antonio, Bridgeport, Edinburg), and specialized providers (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple fresh-produce solicitations over the past month, indicating repeat and sustained demand from that agency.

Recent procurement activity spans Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Connecticut, Wisconsin, Mississippi, and Florida. Representative opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetables to food warehouses in Palestine, Snyder, and Huntsville, Texas, with response deadlines in October 2026 (IFB notice type); the Collier County Board of County Commissioners' Invitation to Negotiate for food-services concessions at North Collier Regional Park, due March 6, 2025; Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB for petite bananas and fresh fruit-and-vegetable snacks due July 29, 2026; the Illinois Department of Corrections' small-purchase RFQ for fresh-produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center due September 3, 2026; and Bartow County School System's RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles, with proposal deadline June 22, 2026. School nutrition programs dominate the solicitation volume, often bundling fresh produce into larger food-service or grocery-supply contracts, while correctional and mental-health facilities conduct standalone produce procurements on defined schedules.