UNSPSC 50305609: Sugarloaf pineapple

The variety of pineapples known as sugarloaf pineapple

UNSPSC 50305609 Sugarloaf pineapple is a Commodity code. State and local governments purchase fresh produce—primarily for institutional food service in correctional facilities, schools, senior centers, and mental health facilities—under this code, though the recent activity shows much broader fresh-fruit-and-vegetable procurement rather than sugarloaf pineapple specifically. The issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and mental health, county school districts, county boards of education, city departments, and special-purpose entities such as Head Start programs and health care coalitions. Recent solicitations target produce supply to prisons, school nutrition programs serving hundreds of students daily, senior centers, treatment facilities, and child care programs. Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetable delivery to food warehouses serving correctional facilities; Illinois Department of Corrections and Illinois Department of Mental Health have solicited produce supply for institutional food service; and school districts across Georgia, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Connecticut, and Texas are actively procuring fresh fruits and vegetables for National School Lunch Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program meals.

The geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia, Texas, and Illinois, with secondary activity in Wisconsin, Mississippi, and Connecticut. Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicitation IW267376 (fresh fruit and vegetables for Palestine, Texas, due October 19, 2026, RFQ), the Collier County Board of County Commissioners Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park (ITN with local-vendor preference, due March 6, 2025), the Illinois Department of Corrections solicitation 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (small-business set-aside, bi-weekly delivery, due September 3, 2026), the Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, $78,000 annual value estimate, due July 29, 2026), and the Bartow County School System RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles, with weighted evaluation on cost, seasonal variety, and delivery proficiency (due June 22, 2026). Buy American provisions appear frequently in school district procurements; prevailing-wage and insurance requirements are standard; and many jurisdictions apply local-vendor preferences worth 5–10 evaluation points or price-matching discounts on organic or locally sourced items.