UNSPSC 50306402: Elgantine rose hips

The variety of rose hips known as elgantine rose hips

UNSPSC 50306402 Elgantine rose hips is a Commodity code that spans fresh produce procurement for institutional food service across a wide range of state and local jurisdictions. However, the recent solicitation activity under this code does not align with the code's nominal product name. The opportunities recorded show state and local governments buying broad categories of fresh fruits and vegetables — apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, onions, oranges, potatoes, tomatoes, and seasonal produce — for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior services, child care programs, and regional parks. The issuing bodies include state departments of criminal justice and mental health, county boards of education and school districts, city procurement offices, and special-purpose entities such as Head Start organizations and health coalitions. Texas Department of Criminal Justice appears as a repeat buyer, posting multiple fresh produce solicitations for food warehouse supply across Snyder, Wynne, and Palestine facilities. School districts and boards of education dominate the activity, with solicitations from Madison Metropolitan, Bridgeport Board of Education, DeSoto County, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bartow County, Bryan County, and Early County. Pricing practices vary widely — some districts use fixed unit-price bidding, others employ cost-plus-fee models; delivery frequencies range from bi-weekly to daily; and contract terms typically run one school or fiscal year with renewal options extending two to four additional years.

Geographic activity spans Texas, Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, and Colorado, with Georgia and Texas accounting for the densest recent posting frequency. Representative recent solicitations include Texas Department of Criminal Justice RFQ IW267376 (fresh fruit and vegetables for Palestine, Texas, due October 19, 2026), Collier County Board of County Commissioners ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park (local-vendor preference worth 10 points, term three years plus two one-year renewals, due March 6, 2025), Illinois Department of Corrections IFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 (fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center, small business set-aside, bi-weekly service, due September 3, 2026), and Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 (petite bananas, 70–90 cases weekly, estimated annual value $78,000, due July 29, 2026). School district procurements typically weight cost at 30–40 percent of evaluation, with remaining scoring allocated to product quality, qualifications, menu variety, compliance with nutrition standards (USDA, CACFP, Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act), and local-vendor or diverse-owned business preferences where applicable. Buy American provisions mandating 51 percent domestic content apply across most school nutrition solicitations; prevailing wage compliance is required in some states including Illinois and Connecticut.