UNSPSC 50306101: Champion quince

The variety of quince known as champion quince

UNSPSC 50306101 Champion quince, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line that state and local governments procure primarily as part of broader food service contracts for schools, child care programs, and institutional meal services. Recent state and local solicitations show champion quince appearing rarely as a standalone line item; instead, procurement activity under this code occurs embedded within comprehensive produce bids that cover dozens of fruit and vegetable varieties required by school nutrition programs, child and adult care food programs (CACFP), and senior services. The code sits within a far larger ecosystem of institutional fresh-produce procurement where quince and other specialty fruits compete for volume against high-turnover staples like apples, bananas, berries, and carrots.

Solicitation activity under UNSPSC 50306101 and related produce codes concentrates in school districts and child-care operators across the Southeast and South, particularly Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, Florida, and Mississippi. The City of Edinburg, Texas issued RFP 2026-017 on July 16, 2026, for CACFP meal program food and nonfood items due August 4, 2026, encompassing fruits, vegetables, proteins, and paper goods for approximately 400 children daily—a representative institutional buyer structure. Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin solicited petite bananas (RFB 4162) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4163), both due July 29, 2026, with annual contract values of $78,000 and weekly usage measured in cases. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, issued a grocery bid (BNB052266) on June 30, 2026, covering over 1,100 line items under the National School Lunch Program. GEC Buying Cooperative, a consortium of 30 Georgia school districts, solicited fresh produce and eggs through Douglas County School System (RFP SN 26-004), with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million across two geographic areas and a March 4, 2026, deadline. These buyers emphasize Buy American compliance, HACCP certifications, domestic sourcing where cost-competitive, and firm fixed pricing for contract terms. Champion quince does not appear explicitly in any of the recent representative solicitations reviewed; the code sees minimal direct procurement activity in current state and local RFPs, ITBs, RFQs, and IFBs, suggesting low institutional demand for this specific variety relative to common apple, banana, and vegetable staples that dominate school nutrition procurement.