UNSPSC 50305501: American persimmon

The variety of persimmons known as american persimmon

UNSPSC 50305501 American persimmon, a Commodity code, represents fresh fruit procurement for state and local government meal programs, though recent solicitations in the database show virtually no direct demand for persimmons themselves—instead reflecting broad institutional produce purchasing across school districts, municipal services, and child nutrition agencies. State and local governments procuring under this code family actually buy comprehensive fresh produce assortments—apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, and seasonal specialty items—delivered to school cafeterias, senior centers, correctional facilities, and child care programs serving K–12 students, Head Start participants, seniors, and incarcerated populations. Issuing bodies include school districts (elementary through high school nutrition programs), county boards of education, city departments of human services, independent school districts, and regional purchasing cooperatives such as the GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 Georgia school districts. The mix skews heavily toward school nutrition programs, which dominate recent solicitations, with secondary activity from municipal senior services, CACFP (Child and Adult Care Food Program) providers, and correctional food services.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Florida, Texas, and Connecticut, with notable recent opportunities including the Bulloch County Schools Farm to School RFP (Invitation for Proposal, May 4, 2026) for locally grown produce within 200 miles of Statesboro; the GEC Buying Cooperative fresh produce and eggs RFP (Request for Proposal, March 4, 2026) covering 30 school districts across two Georgia geographic areas with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million; the City of Edinburg, Texas, CACFP Meal Program RFP (August 4, 2026) for beverages, paper goods, food products, and janitorial supplies supporting 400 children daily; and Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Florida, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program RFP (March 11, 2026 response date, estimated annual budget $600,000) for specialty fruits and vegetables delivered to 18 elementary schools under USDA federal grant funding. Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin issued two separate RFBs in July 2026—one for petite bananas (estimated annual value $78,000, July 29, 2026 response) and one for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (July 29, 2026 response, sourced within 400 miles of Madison and within Wisconsin with a 5% diverse-owned preference) for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program serving approximately 5,900 weekly servings to elementary students. Most school district solicitations employ IFB or RFP methods with firm fixed pricing, cost-plus-fixed-fee structures, weekly delivery requirements, Buy American compliance mandates, HACCP documentation, and insurance thresholds ranging from $500,000 to $2 million. Activity is steady and recurring annually, tied to school year cycles (July 1 contract start dates predominate) and federal nutrition program funding cycles.