UNSPSC 50305502: Black sapote persimmon

The variety of persimmons known as black sapote persimmon

UNSPSC 50305502 Black sapote persimmon is a Commodity code that captures fresh produce procurement for institutional food service, though recent state and local solicitations under this code show minimal activity specific to black sapotes or sapotes—instead, they reflect broad fresh fruit and vegetable supply for schools, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior services, and child care programs. State and local buyers soliciting under produce-family codes focus on volume supply of common fresh fruits and vegetables (bananas, apples, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, tomatoes) delivered multiple times weekly to central warehouses and individual sites, with emphasis on USDA compliance, food safety certification (HACCP plans), and Buy American sourcing where federally funded. Issuing bodies span school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County, DeSoto County, Bartow County), state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), counties (Collier County), cities (San Antonio, Bridgeport, Edinburg), and nonprofit food programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition). Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations in rapid succession (IW267376 to Palestine in October 2026; IW267420 to Snyder and IW267411 to Wynne in mid-October 2026), signaling ongoing commodity replenishment cycles.

Solicitations cluster in the Southeast and Texas, with recent activity in Texas (TDCJ multiple facilities, Edinburg), Georgia (Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bartow County, Bryan County, Early County, DeSoto County), Florida (Collier County), Illinois (Department of Corrections Joliet, Department of Mental Health Hines), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan), Connecticut (Bridgeport), and Texas-wide programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas). Representative opportunities illustrate the scope: Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB IW267376 for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to Palestine with a response deadline of October 19, 2026; Collier County Board of County Commissioners' ITN for North Collier Regional Park food services (ITN, due March 6, 2025) requiring vendor operations at concession and aquatic facilities with a three-year base and two one-year renewal options; Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas at an estimated annual value of $78,000 for September 2026 through June 2027; and Illinois Department of Corrections' small-purchase procurement for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (due September 3, 2026) under a small business set-aside. Most school district procurements apply 51% Buy American requirements on processed items, HACCP certification, and weekly or bi-weekly delivery to multiple sites. Prevailing wage, local-vendor preferences (Wisconsin, Collier County, Edinburg), and minority/women-owned business certifications feature in scoring but are not universal set-asides.