UNSPSC 50305605: Natal queen pineapple

The variety of pineapples known as natal queen pineapple

UNSPSC 50305605 Natal queen pineapple, a Commodity code, sees sporadic state and local procurement activity tied primarily to child nutrition and school food service operations rather than fresh pineapple sales to general institutional or retail buyers. Recent solicitations show school districts, county education systems, and child care agencies bundling pineapple sourcing with broader fresh produce, grocery, or meal program contracts where pineapple appears as a line item among dozens of fruits and vegetables, not as a standalone procurement focus. The issuing bodies are predominantly school nutrition programs, Head Start organizations, and county boards of education procuring multi-category food bundles under IFB, RFP, or RFQ vehicles, often with local or domestic sourcing preferences and USDA compliance requirements including Buy American provisions and CACFP or NSLP meal program standards.

Recent opportunities show pineapple embedded in larger produce contracts across multiple states. The City of Edinburg, Texas issued RFP 2026-017 on July 16, 2026 for CACFP meal supplies to 400 children daily, with response due August 4, 2026, covering five supply categories including fruits as part of a food bundle. The Bulloch County School District in Georgia issued IFP PE55612NONST2027000000031 on April 3, 2026 for locally-grown fresh produce (within 200 miles) for its Farm to School program, listing pineapple among 24 line items with response due May 4, 2026. Bryan County School Nutrition in Georgia issued sealed bids on April 27, 2026 for fresh produce covering 2026-2027 school year with pineapple included in a comprehensive line-item list; response deadline was May 27, 2026. Multiple other Georgia school districts—Hancock County, Dougherty County, Glynn County, and Liberty County—solicited fresh produce contracts in March through June 2026 with pineapple as a commodity within broader 40–70 line-item fresh-produce scopes. The geographic concentration reflects heavy activity in Georgia school nutrition procurement, with secondary activity in Texas (McAllen ISD RFP 2026-1029 in March 2026, Austin ISD RFP 26RFP034 in February 2026, and Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP in June 2026), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools RFP 026-41 in March 2026), Florida (Hillsborough County Schools RFP 26039RFPDST in April 2026), and Oregon (Central Point School District #6 RFP in February 2026). Pineapple does not appear as a standalone or primary focus in any recent opportunity; it surfaces only as a line item in multi-category school nutrition or child care food service procurements, making pursuit under this code viable only for vendors capable of integrating pineapple into broader institutional fresh-produce supply relationships.