UNSPSC 50305511: Sharon fruit persimmon

The variety of persimmons known as sharon fruit persimmon

UNSPSC 50305511 Sharon fruit persimmon is a Commodity code that names a single produce line item, though state and local governments do not appear to be sourcing sharon fruit persimmons directly or prominently enough to generate recent procurement activity under this specific code. The most recent state and local opportunities in the dataset show substantial purchasing of fresh produce — including apples, bananas, berries, citrus, peppers, potatoes, and tomatoes — across school nutrition programs, child and adult care food programs, and correctional facilities, but sharon fruit persimmons do not surface as a line item in any of the 28 recent solicitations. School districts, county boards of education, city purchasing departments, and cooperative purchasing groups are the principal issuing bodies buying produce at the Family and Class level (fresh produce broadly, including 50305500 and parent codes), but no recent opportunity tags persimmons specifically, and none name sharon fruit varieties by cultivar.

The code shows little relevant recent activity. If your firm supplies persimmons or specialty citrus to institutional food service, monitor broader fresh produce solicitations — particularly those issued by Georgia school districts, Texas independent school districts, and Florida and Connecticut school systems, which are active in the dataset — and inquire whether produce specifications allow or encourage specialty varieties. Cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative (serving 30+ Georgia districts) and multistate consortia offer pipeline access. Approach vendors currently winning produce contracts under codes 50305400 (Fresh citrus fruits) and 50305415 (Fresh apples) and negotiate line-item additions for persimmons when menu planning cycles open; most RFPs permit multiple vendors and line-item awards. Timing focus: school nutrition procurement cycles cluster around April through June for the following academic year, with contract terms typically July 1 through June 30.