UNSPSC 50305505: Fuyu persimmons

The variety of persimmons known as fuyu persimmons

UNSPSC 50305505 Fuyu persimmons, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line within state and local food service procurement—the code captures a single fresh fruit variety procured primarily by school districts and regional child care organizations through their nutrition programs. Recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code show minimal direct purchasing of Fuyu persimmons by name; instead, the code appears in a broader landscape of fresh produce procurement where persimmons are one line item among dozens or hundreds of fruit and vegetable varieties. School districts, county education boards, and child nutrition agencies are the dominant issuing bodies soliciting produce under related UNSPSC categories, with Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, and Florida showing the most recent procurement activity. The work solicited is routine institutional fresh-produce contracting—weekly or bi-weekly delivery of produce to multiple school sites, centralized warehouses, or child care centers, with compliance to CACFP (Child and Adult Care Food Program) or USDA school nutrition standards, HACCP food safety plans, and Buy American provisions on domestic sourcing.

Geographic activity is concentrated in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida) and South (Texas), with notable recent solicitations from Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Bridgeport Public Schools (Connecticut), and Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida). Representative recent opportunities include the Bulloch County School District's Invitation for Proposal (PE55612NONST2027000000031) for local fresh produce including persimmons among 24 line items sourced within 200 miles of the county, with sealed proposals due May 4, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce (PE66310NONST2027000000025) covering over 200 line items with specialty items such as persimmons, due June 26, 2026; and the GEC Buying Cooperative's multi-district fresh produce and eggs RFP (SN 26-004) across two Georgia geographic areas with approximately $5.5 million in estimated annual spending across approximately 72 produce line items, proposals due March 4, 2026. State and local food service procurement activity under this code is substantial and recurring, driven by federal child nutrition program funding and calendar-driven school-year contracting cycles; persimmons occupy a minor position within these procurements, appearing as seasonal items in fall months when in-season availability aligns with school-year timing.