UNSPSC 50306500: Sapotes

The type of fruit known as sapotes

UNSPSC 50306500 Sapotes is a Class code that covers fresh fruit and vegetable supply and delivery to state and local institutions, including correctional facilities, schools, senior centers, mental health centers, and parks. Recent state and local solicitations under this code reflect procurement of fresh produce—including fruits, vegetables, and related fresh-food items—for institutional food service operations. The issuing bodies span Texas correctional departments, Illinois mental health and corrections agencies, Florida county parks departments, Georgia and Mississippi school districts, Wisconsin school districts, Connecticut and Texas school boards, and specialized providers such as Head Start organizations and health coalitions. The work involves direct procurement of produce items to specification, often with emphases on quality standards, traceability, delivery frequency and timing, compliance with HACCP and food-safety protocols, and adherence to Buy American provisions where applicable. Contracts typically specify produce variety, case packing, delivery location and hours, storage temperature, and quality rejections with replacement obligations.

Activity is concentrated in school nutrition programs across the Southeast and Texas, with notable recent volume from Georgia (Bryan County, Bartow County, Hancock County, Dougherty County school systems), Texas (TDCJ facilities in Palestine, Snyder, Huntsville; City of Edinburg CACFP; Head Start of Greater Dallas), Illinois (Department of Mental Health, Department of Corrections), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), Mississippi (DeSoto County Schools), Florida (Collier County Parks), and Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education). Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple fresh-fruit-and-vegetable bids since late September 2026, including IFB IW267420 (Snyder Food Warehouse, due October 14, 2026) and IFB IW267411 (Wynne Food Warehouse, Huntsville, due October 14, 2026). Madison Metropolitan School District released RFB 4162 for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, $78,000 estimated annual value, due July 29, 2026) and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (5,900 weekly servings, Wisconsin-sourced within 400 miles, due July 29, 2026 with contingency on federal Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grant approval). Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center sought fresh fruits and vegetables on small purchase under solicitation 27444DHSMENTHB53608 (approximately 39 line items, weekly delivery, due August 14, 2026). Most opportunities emphasize firm fixed pricing, no fuel surcharges, Buy American compliance, HACCP documentation, liability insurance in the $500,000–$2 million range, and contract terms of one to three years with optional renewals. Set-asides and preferences vary by jurisdiction: some solicitations carry small-business set-asides, others include local-vendor or diverse-owned-business preferences, and a few impose geographic sourcing requirements (Wisconsin within 400 miles, Georgia local-produce preferences).