UNSPSC 50305903: Jolly red pommegranates

The variety of pommegranates known as jolly red pommegranates

UNSPSC 50305903 Jolly red pomegranates is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure fresh produce—including pomegranates, but also apples, bananas, leafy greens, root vegetables, berries, and other fresh fruits and vegetables—primarily for institutional food service operations serving incarcerated populations, mental health facilities, senior centers, school nutrition programs, and child care facilities. The recent opportunities show the code encompasses both single-commodity procurements (petite bananas, fresh produce generically) and multi-item produce categories within larger food service contracts. Issuing bodies include state departments of correction and mental health, county and city school districts, county commissioners' offices, cities operating senior services, and special-purpose districts such as Head Start agencies and health care coalitions. School districts dominate the recent activity, frequently bundling fresh produce with other food items under National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program funding. Texas Department of Criminal Justice appears as a repeat buyer, issuing multiple fresh produce solicitations across its food warehouse network.

Recent opportunities span Texas, Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Mississippi, Georgia, and Florida. Representative procurements include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice soliciting fresh fruit and vegetables for the Snyder and Wynne food warehouses with responses due October 14, 2026 (IW267420 and IW267411); Madison Metropolitan School District requesting bids for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, estimated $78,000 annual value) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (5,900 servings weekly, sourced within Wisconsin and 400 miles of Madison, due July 29, 2026, RFB 4162 and 4163); DeSoto County School District in Mississippi issuing a bid for fresh produce distribution across 41 school sites with weekly deliveries, due June 22, 2026; and Head Start of Greater Dallas seeking primary, secondary, and tertiary food suppliers for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat ($969,460.94 estimated value, one-year term with four optional renewals, sealed bids due June 24, 2026, IFB 26-GP). School districts commonly require domestic or local sourcing (Wisconsin 400-mile preference, Georgia local-farm 400-mile requirement), HACCP plans, Buy American compliance (51% domestic agricultural content in processed items), and prevailing-wage certification in unionized jurisdictions. Payment terms are typically Net 30 to Net 45 days; delivery to central warehouses and individual school sites is standard, with early-morning windows (5:00–7:00 a.m.) common. Insurance requirements range from $500,000 to $1 million general liability; WBE, MBE, and small-business preferences appear in scattered solicitations but are not uniform.