UNSPSC 50307037: Tamarindo

The type of fruit known as tamarindo

UNSPSC 50307037 Tamarindo, a Commodity code, represents fresh fruit and vegetable supply contracts that state and local governments are actively procuring for institutional food service—correctional facilities, schools, senior centers, mental health facilities, and parks. Recent solicitations show that buyers are sourcing specific produce items (bananas, apples, carrots, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, berries, and other fresh fruits and vegetables) in bulk quantities for daily or weekly delivery to central warehouses or individual facility locations. The issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County, DeSoto County, Bartow County), municipal agencies (City of Bridgeport Board of Education, City of Edinburg, City of San Antonio), and regional nonprofits (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition). Collier County Board of County Commissioners and several Texas state agencies have issued multiple solicitations in recent months, indicating repeat buying patterns. Contract values range from under $78,000 annually (Madison petite bananas) to $969,460.94 (Head Start of Greater Dallas estimated procurement), with terms typically running one fiscal or school year with optional renewal periods.

The code sees the heaviest recent activity in the South and Midwest—Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Florida, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Mississippi dominate the posting record. Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted at least three fresh produce solicitations since late September 2026 (Palestine, Snyder Food Warehouse, Wynne Food Warehouse), all with October 2026 response dates through the TDCJ Procurement Portal. School districts across Georgia (Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bartow County, Bryan County, Early County, DeSoto County) have issued competitive bids for fresh produce spanning May through June 2026, all targeting July 2026 contract start dates for the school year. Madison Metropolitan School District issued separate RFBs for petite bananas ($78,000 estimated value, due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (due July 29, 2026) sourced within 400 miles and within Wisconsin. The Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery procurement (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) encompasses over 1,100 line items including fresh produce under National School Lunch Program rules with Buy American provisions. Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center (small purchase, due August 14, 2026) and Illinois Department of Corrections' Joliet Treatment Center (small business set-aside, due September 3, 2026) both solicited fresh produce on compressed timelines. Colier County (ITN for North Collier Regional Park food services, due March 6, 2025) and San Antonio's Department of Human Services (produce market operations across senior centers, due May 27, 2026) represent non-school, non-correctional institutional buyers. Buy American provisions, HACCP compliance, prevailing wage certification, local-vendor preferences (Wisconsin, Texas, Georgia, Florida), and small business or minority-business set-asides appear consistently across the solicitations.