UNSPSC 50307014: Hawthorn

The type of fruit known as hawthorn

UNSPSC 50307014 Hawthorn (Commodity) addresses fresh produce supply and delivery to state and local institutions, including correctional facilities, mental health centers, schools, senior centers, and child care programs. The code encompasses bi-weekly or weekly deliveries of fresh fruits and vegetables meeting USDA quality standards, compliance with food safety regulations, temperature-controlled transport, and often includes ready-to-eat processing and traceability documentation by farm of origin. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and mental health, county and municipal school districts, county boards of education, city senior services and parks departments, and regional health consortiums. Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicits repeatedly under this code for fresh produce delivery to food warehouses serving correctional facilities; Illinois Department of Corrections and Illinois Department of Mental Health also issue regularly. School districts represent the largest and most frequent buyer segment, with solicitations across Georgia (Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bartow County, Early County), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan), Texas (Edinburg), Connecticut (Bridgeport), and Mississippi (DeSoto County). Institutional food service procurement under this code typically requires vendors to meet Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed items where applicable), maintain commercial general liability and workers' compensation insurance ($500,000 to $1,000,000 minimums), comply with HACCP protocols, and accept local-vendor preferences or diverse-business-ownership scoring bonuses where state or municipal law permits.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and Midwest, with recent solicitations originating from Texas (four active opportunities from TDCJ and municipal buyers), Georgia (six school district opportunities), Illinois (two state department opportunities), and additional activity in Wisconsin, Mississippi, Connecticut, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include Texas Department of Criminal Justice RFQ for fresh fruit and vegetables delivery to the Palestine facility (IW267376, due October 19, 2026) and to Snyder and Wynne food warehouses (IW267420 and IW267411, both due October 14, 2026); Illinois Department of Mental Health small purchase for fresh fruits and vegetables to Madden Mental Health Center in Hines (27444DHSMENTHB53608, due August 14, 2026); Collier County Board of County Commissioners ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park (258360, due March 6, 2025); and Madison Metropolitan School District RFB for petite bananas and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (4162 and 4163, both due July 29, 2026, with geographic preference requiring sourcing within 400 miles and Wisconsin residency). School nutrition procurement dominates the recent pipeline, reflecting federal Child and Adult Care Food Program funding cycles and National School Lunch Program renewal seasons; contract values typically range from $78,000 annually (small districts, single-commodity items) to $969,460.94 (multi-vendor, multi-year Head Start supply). Buy American and local-sourcing requirements appear in approximately half of posted opportunities, and small-business set-asides are common in state and federal-fund opportunities.