UNSPSC 50307000: Nominant fruits

Fruit types that belong to no other class and have no other fruit commodities related to them

UNSPSC 50307000 Nominant fruits (Class) covers the procurement of fresh fruits — and incidentally fresh vegetables, though the code name does not signal it — for consumption in institutional settings, particularly correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, senior services, mental health centers, and child care programs. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing fresh-cut and whole fresh produce in bulk quantities, with delivery to central warehouses or distributed school sites, typically under multi-year contracts with renewal options. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County boards of education), state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county and city governments (Collier County, City of San Antonio, City of Bridgeport, DeSoto County), and specialized agencies (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition). School districts and state departments of corrections represent the most active repeat buyers in the recent record.

The geographic spread spans Texas (TDCJ multiple food warehouses), Illinois (Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health), Georgia (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County, Hancock County school systems), Florida (Collier County), Mississippi (DeSoto County), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan), Connecticut (Bridgeport), and nationally through federal child care and senior services programs. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice RFP for fresh fruit and vegetables to the Palestine facility (due October 19, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 for petite bananas with annual value of $78,000 (bids due July 29, 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections RFQ for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under a small-business set-aside (due September 3, 2026), Collier County's ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park with local-vendor preference (due March 6, 2025), and Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP for approximately $969,460.94 in frozen foods, produce, and meat across primary, secondary, and tertiary suppliers (due June 24, 2026). Contracts typically run one to three years with optional renewal periods, require HACCP compliance, F.O.B. Destination pricing with no fuel surcharges, Buy American provisions in school nutrition procurements, and liability insurance in the $500,000 to $1 million range.