UNSPSC 50306502: Black sapotes

The variety of sapotes known as black sapotes

UNSPSC 50306502 Black sapotes (Commodity) encompasses fresh produce supply and delivery to institutional food service operations—schools, corrections facilities, mental health and senior centers, and child nutrition programs. Recent solicitations reveal that state and local procurement under this code actually spans the full range of fresh fruits and vegetables, not black sapotes specifically. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple RFPs for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to food warehouse distribution points; the Illinois Department of Corrections and Illinois Department of Mental Health have issued competitive solicitations for bi-weekly and weekly produce delivery to correctional and treatment facilities. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with recent activity from Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia), DeSoto County School District (Mississippi), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), and Bryan County Schools (Georgia) all seeking fresh produce under competitive sealed bids or RFPs. Child nutrition programs and senior services also use this code: Head Start of Greater Dallas and the City of Edinburg (Texas) CACFP program have posted produce solicitations, as has the City of San Antonio for senior center produce markets. Municipal and county procurement offices represent a smaller but consistent segment—the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) Board of Education and Collier County (Florida) Parks and Recreation are recent issuers.

Activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Wisconsin, and the Southeast, with secondary presence in Illinois, Connecticut, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's RFP for fresh fruit and vegetables to its Snyder and Wynne food warehouses (responses due October 14, 2026), the Illinois Department of Mental Health's small-purchase procurement for weekly fresh fruits and vegetables to Madden Mental Health Center in Hines (proposals due August 14, 2026), and Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB for petite bananas in 150-count cases at $78,000 annual estimated value (bids due July 29, 2026). School district solicitations typically weight cost at 30–40% of evaluation criteria, with significant points assigned to product quality, delivery capability, and compliance with USDA nutrition and whole-grain standards. Prevailing wage, Buy American provisions, and local-vendor preferences appear frequently. Insurance requirements range from $500,000 to $2 million in general liability coverage. Most contracts run one to three years with optional renewal terms.