UNSPSC 50305602: Golden pineapple

The variety of pineapples known as golden pineapple

UNSPSC 50305602 Golden pineapple is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure fresh produce—primarily through institutional food service contracts for correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, senior services, and child care programs. Recent solicitations show demand spanning both pineapples as a discrete line item and broader fresh fruit and vegetable supply arrangements. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetable delivery to food warehouses serving incarcerated populations, while Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health have sought produce contracts for facility dining operations. School districts dominate the activity: Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Early County Board of Education, Bartow County School System, and DeSoto County School District have all solicited fresh produce in recent months, typically as part of National School Lunch Program supply chains. Cities and counties round out the issuing body mix—the City of Bridgeport sought grocery items including produce for the Board of Education, Collier County's Parks and Recreation Division sought food services including produce at regional parks, and the City of San Antonio requested produce distribution services at senior centers. Head Start of Greater Dallas and the Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center also appear in recent postings.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas, with Georgia appearing in multiple school district solicitations (Hancock, Dougherty, Bryan, Bartow, Early, and an unidentified state entity), Texas showing repeated TDCJ and municipal activity, Illinois represented by state correctional and mental health procurement, and scattered activity in Wisconsin, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicitation IW267376 for fresh fruit and vegetable delivery to Palestine, Texas (RFP, due October 19, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 for petite bananas in 150-count cases at $78,000 annual contract value (due July 29, 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for fresh produce with bi-weekly delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under a small business set-aside (RFQ, due September 3, 2026), and Collier County's ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park with a local-vendor preference and three-year term with two one-year renewals (due March 6, 2025, with $15.00 per square foot minimum facility rate). Buy American provisions appear frequently in school district contracts; prevailing wage requirements apply in Illinois; and local-sourcing preferences (400-mile radius, county-of-origin documentation) feature prominently in Georgia school and Bartow County procurement.