UNSPSC 50307030: Roselle

The type of fruit known as roselle

UNSPSC 50307030 Roselle is a Commodity code that represents fresh roselle (hibiscus sabdariffa) procurement—though state and local governments buying under this code actually purchase far broader fresh produce categories, most commonly fresh fruits and vegetables for institutional food service. Recent solicitations show roselle is rarely the sole item; instead, governments tag produce supply contracts with this code when roselle is among dozens or hundreds of line items. The actual buying spans cafeteria supply for school districts, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior centers, child care programs, and municipal parks. Issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), school districts (Madison Metropolitan, DeSoto County, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bartow County, Early County boards of education), county governments (Collier County), cities (Bridgeport, San Antonio, Edinburg), and specialized procurement entities (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition). Repeat buyers include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, which solicited multiple produce contracts across food warehouses in Palestine, Snyder, and Huntsville within the past month. No set-aside or preference program dominates the code, though many school districts apply local-vendor preferences and diverse-business evaluation criteria.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and upper Midwest. Texas leads with TDCJ solicitations for facility food supply, followed by Georgia school districts (Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bartow County, Early County) issuing repeated RFBs and RFPs for fresh produce in the May-June 2026 window. Illinois (TDCJ, Department of Mental Health, Department of Corrections) and Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District) show consistent procurement. Representative recent opportunities include TDCJ's IW267376 (fresh fruit and vegetables to Palestine, Texas, RFP due October 19, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 (fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, 5,900 servings weekly, bids due July 29, 2026, $78,000 estimated value for petite bananas alone under RFB 4162), Collier County Board of County Commissioners' ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park (March 6, 2025 due date, three-year term with renewals), and Illinois Department of Corrections' small-purchase fresh produce contract for Joliet Treatment Center (quotes due September 3, 2026, bi-weekly delivery, prevailing-wage requirements). School nutrition programs and correctional-facility supply dominate recent bidding; response dates in the source cluster in May-June 2026 with a few extending into fall 2026.