UNSPSC 50305602: Golden pineapple

The variety of pineapples known as golden pineapple

UNSPSC 50305602 Golden pineapple is a Commodity code that sits at the lowest tier of the taxonomy, yet the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show minimal relevance to pineapples specifically. Instead, the opportunities span broad food procurement for school nutrition programs, child care facilities, and correctional food services—encompassing fresh produce categories (apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables), prepared meals, grocery staples, and dried fruit products. The actual buying activity under this code reflects general institutional fresh produce and food service supply rather than pineapple procurement as a discrete commodity. School districts, county school systems, and municipal food service agencies dominate the issuing-body mix, with sporadic solicitations from special-purpose entities such as Head Start programs, senior services divisions, and county correctional facilities.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia, where school districts across multiple counties (Bryan, Hancock, Dougherty, Bulloch, Liberty, Muscogee, Savannah-Chatham, Glynn, and Henry) posted fresh produce and food service bids between March and June 2026. Texas school districts (McAllen ISD, Austin ISD) and school systems in Florida, Connecticut, Wisconsin, and Oregon also appear in the recent record. The scope of work is predominantly weekly or bi-weekly delivery of fresh produce to multiple school sites or institutional feeding locations, with quality, fill-rate, and Buy American compliance as core evaluation drivers. Representative recent solicitations include the Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with a June 26, 2026 bid deadline; Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, $78,000 annual estimated value, due July 29, 2026); the Bartow County School System's RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables with a June 22, 2026 deadline; and the GEC Buying Cooperative's multi-district RFP for fresh produce and eggs across two Georgia areas with a March 4, 2026 deadline and estimated combined annual spending of approximately $5.5 million. Most school-based opportunities weight cost at 30–50 percent of evaluation, with product quality, delivery reliability, and vendor qualifications accounting for the remainder.