UNSPSC 50305606: Pernambuco pineapple

The variety of pineapples known as pernambuco pineapple

UNSPSC 50305606 Pernambuco pineapple is a Commodity code that captures fresh produce supply contracts for institutional food service, though recent state and local opportunities under this code tag show a much broader range of fresh fruit and vegetable procurement rather than pineapple alone. State and local buying agencies—including state departments of corrections, state mental health facilities, school districts, county parks departments, and cities—are actively soliciting fresh produce supply and delivery on a recurring basis, typically through RFP, RFQ, IFB, and ITN vehicles with one-year terms and renewal options. The work involves establishing standing contracts for bi-weekly or weekly delivery of specified produce (bananas, apples, oranges, lettuce, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, onions, berries, potatoes, and specialty items) meeting USDA and food-safety standards, with vendors bearing transportation and often responsible for product replacement on rejection. Evaluation typically weighs cost heavily (30–40 points), followed by vendor qualifications and experience, compliance with food-safety regulations, menu variety or sourcing range, and local or diverse-owned business status. Many solicitations carry Buy American provisions requiring a minimum percentage of domestic agricultural content; local-vendor preferences and small-business set-asides appear frequently.

The issuing bodies span multiple states with substantial recent activity in Georgia, Texas, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Connecticut. Georgia school districts—Bartow County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Hancock County, and Early County—posted multiple fresh-produce bids in May and June 2026 with deadlines between May 22 and June 26. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted at least three fresh fruit and vegetable procurements for facility food warehouses (Wynne, Snyder, and Palestine) with October 2026 deadlines. Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health sought fresh produce for Joliet Treatment Center and Madden Mental Health Center. Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) issued two RFBs in July 2026 for petite bananas ($78,000 annual value, September 2026–June 2027) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks ($400-mile Wisconsin sourcing requirement, conditional on federal grant approval). Collier County (Florida) Parks and Recreation issued an ITN for food concessions including produce at North Collier Regional Park with a March 2025 deadline and local-vendor preference. Other recent solicitations include the City of Bridgeport Board of Education grocery items (June 2026, 1,100+ line items spanning produce and proteins under Buy American), Head Start of Greater Dallas for 32,409 cases of frozen and fresh food ($969,460.94 estimated value, June 2026), DeSoto County School District (Mississippi) fresh produce on a cost-plus-fee basis (June 2026), and the City of San Antonio's produce-market services at 15 senior center sites (May 2026 RFP deadline).