UNSPSC 50306001: Chandler pomelo

The variety of pomelos known as chandler pomelo

UNSPSC 50306001 Chandler pomelo is a Commodity code that identifies fresh citrus fruits procured primarily through school nutrition programs and child care food services. State and local governments buying under this code source fresh pomelos and similar specialty citrus as components of broader fresh produce contracts rather than as standalone line items; pomelos appear alongside apples, bananas, oranges, and other fruits in the meal program procurement activity. The actual buying comes from school districts, child nutrition consortia, Head Start agencies, and county boards of education seeking fresh fruits to meet federal nutrition standards under the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP). Issuing bodies span urban, suburban, and rural school systems of varying size, from single-district RFPs to multi-district cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative (30 Georgia districts) and Hillsborough County's expanded FFVP effort across 18 elementary schools.

The geographic footprint centers on Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Ohio, Mississippi, and Oregon based on recent solicitation activity. Representative recent opportunities include the GEC Buying Cooperative's SN 26-004 Fresh Produce and Eggs procurement (RFP, proposals due March 4, 2026) spanning 30 Georgia school districts across two geographic areas with estimated combined annual spending of approximately $5.5 million for approximately 72 produce line items; Hillsborough County Public Schools' Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program procurement (RFP 26039RFPDST, proposals due March 11, 2026) seeking specialty fruits and vegetables for 18 elementary schools with an estimated annual budget of $600,000 funded entirely by USDA grant; and Austin Independent School District's RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and beverages (RFP, proposals due March 11, 2026) across all AISD Food Service locations with emphasis on local and sustainable sourcing aligned with the Good Food Purchasing Program. Most recent solicitations are IFBs (Invitation for Bids) and RFPs with response dates between February and July 2026, with contracts typically running July 1 through June 30 and pricing structured as fixed-unit, cost-plus-fixed-fee, or market-indexed models. Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed products) and HACCP plan compliance appear in nearly all opportunities. No solicitations explicitly name pomelo as a required item; activity reflects commodity-level procurement where fresh citrus varieties compete on price, quality, and delivery reliability within comprehensive fruit-and-vegetable bid tables.