UNSPSC 50307008: Coconuts

The drupaceous fruit of the coconut palm whose outer fibrous husk yields coir and whose nut contains thick edible meat and coconut milk

UNSPSC 50307008 Coconuts (Commodity) encompasses fresh fruit and vegetable supply and delivery to institutional food service operations, including correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior centers, school districts, and child care programs. State and local governments procure under this code primarily fresh produce—bananas, apples, berries, root vegetables, leafy greens, and other fresh fruits and vegetables—delivered on recurring schedules (weekly or bi-weekly) to centralized warehouses or distributed school and facility sites. The work includes sourcing produce meeting USDA quality and safety standards, maintaining cold-chain delivery, and compliance with food-service regulations such as HACCP protocols and domestic-content preferences under the Buy American Act. School nutrition programs dominate recent activity, driven by National School Lunch Program procurement and Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) requirements; correctional and mental health systems also source regularly under this code.

Recent opportunities span Texas, Illinois, Georgia, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Mississippi, with school districts and state correctional and mental health agencies as the primary issuing bodies. Representative solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice requesting fresh fruit and vegetable proposals for Palestine and Snyder food warehouses (RFQ, responses due October 19 and October 14, 2026); Madison Metropolitan School District bidding petite bananas (RFB 4162, bids due July 29, 2026, estimated annual contract value $78,000) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison (RFB 4163, bids due July 29, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education seeking fresh produce across 200+ line items for the 2026-27 school year (IFB, bids due June 26, 2026); and Collier County Parks and Recreation issuing an Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park with a 10-point local-vendor preference (ITN, proposals due March 6, 2025). The Illinois Department of Corrections and Illinois Department of Mental Health regularly procure produce under small purchase and annual contracts with small-business set-asides and prevailing-wage requirements in Cook County. Buy American provisions mandating 51 percent domestic agricultural content, local-sourcing preferences within specified mileage radii (typically 400 miles), and diverse-business certifications appear across school district and state agency procurement; contract terms typically run July 1 through June 30 aligned to school years and fiscal cycles.