UNSPSC 50305604: Kona sugarloaf pineapple

The variety of pineapples known as kona sugarloaf pineapple

UNSPSC 50305604 Kona sugarloaf pineapple is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of fresh produce for institutional food service operations — primarily fresh fruits and vegetables delivered to correctional facilities, schools, senior centers, mental health treatment centers, and municipal parks. Recent solicitations show school districts, state departments of corrections, and county boards of education dominating activity, with purchase volumes ranging from dozens of cases weekly at smaller facilities to tens of thousands of units annually at large school systems. Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple produce solicitations (IW267376 for fresh produce delivery to Palestine, and IW267420 and IW267411 for fruit and vegetable supply to Snyder and Wynne food warehouses, all with October 2026 response dates), while Illinois Department of Corrections and Illinois Department of Mental Health have issued procurement requests for institutional fresh-produce supply on small-purchase and Request for Proposal bases. School districts represent the largest buying population — Madison Metropolitan School District recently solicited bids for petite bananas (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026 at $78,000 annual value) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026), while Hancock County Board of Education, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bartow County School System, Early County Board of Education, Bryan County School Nutrition Program, and DeSoto County School District all posted fresh-produce RFPs or IFBs between May and June 2026.

The code sees activity concentrated in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Connecticut, with notable repeat buyers including state departments of corrections and school nutrition programs across the Southeast. Representative solicitations span institutional scale: the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) Board of Education sought grocery items including fresh produce for the National School Lunch Program (bid due June 30, 2026), Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. solicited frozen foods, produce, and meat for child-care meal programs (IFB 26-GP, due June 24, 2026, estimated value $969,460.94), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) issued an Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park including fresh produce (due March 6, 2025), and the City of Edinburg, Texas requested food and nonfood items for Child and Adult Care Food Program meal service to 400 children (RFP 2026-017, due August 4, 2026). Buy American provisions, prevailing-wage compliance, local-vendor preferences (10 percent evaluation points in Collier County; 5 percent pricing preference within 400 miles in Madison; small-business set-asides in Illinois), HACCP documentation, food-safety certification, liability insurance ($500,000 to $2 million per occurrence depending on contract size), and weekly or bi-weekly delivery schedules are standard procurement requirements. Contract terms typically run one to three years with renewal options, and award goes to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder unless evaluated on multiple weighted criteria including cost, vendor experience, service capability, and product quality.