UNSPSC 50307043: Aguaje

Type of fruit known as aguaje

UNSPSC 50307043 Aguaje is a Commodity code representing fresh tropical fruit supply and delivery to state and local institutions, chiefly correctional facilities, mental health and social services agencies, school districts, and senior services programs. Recent state and local solicitations under this code focus on fresh fruit procurement—including bananas, apples, oranges, and tropical varieties—for cafeteria and food-service operations at secure facilities and educational institutions. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued multiple fresh fruit and vegetable bids for supply to regional food warehouses (Snyder, Wynne, and Palestine locations), while school districts across Georgia, Wisconsin, Illinois, and other states solicit produce through annual school-year cycles tied to USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) compliance. Issuing bodies span state corrections departments, state mental health agencies (Illinois Department of Mental Health), county boards of education, city school districts, Head Start programs, senior services divisions, and independent school districts. The work typically includes bi-weekly or weekly deliveries with produce quality standards (USDA grades, freshness guarantees, minimum shelf-life specifications), compliance with food-safety and nutrition regulations, delivery-window constraints (often early morning hours to central warehouses or individual school sites), HACCP documentation, and insurance requirements ($500,000 to $1 million general liability coverage). Many solicitations impose Buy American provisions (51–100% domestic agricultural content), local or regional sourcing preferences, and compliance with prevailing-wage requirements where applicable.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas (TDCJ multiple facility procurements), Georgia (school districts in Dougherty, Bryan, Hancock, Early, and Bartow counties), Illinois (Department of Mental Health, Department of Corrections), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), and Florida (Collier County). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice RFQ for fresh fruit and vegetables to the Snyder Food Warehouse (due October 14, 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections RFQ for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center with bi-weekly service and small-business set-aside (due September 3, 2026), the Madison Metropolitan School District RFB for petite bananas at estimated annual value $78,000 with 98% fill-rate requirements (due July 29, 2026), and the Bartow County School System RFP for local fresh produce sourced within 400 miles with seasonal variety weighting (due June 22, 2026). School district procurements typically run July-through-June contract terms aligned with academic years, while correctional and mental health agency bids operate on fiscal-year or calendar-year cycles. Pricing models vary—fixed unit prices prevail in school nutrition, while some institutional buyers (e.g., DeSoto County Schools) use cost-plus-fee structures with monthly produce-cost pass-through and fixed service fees. Geographic preference or sourcing filters appear in Wisconsin and Georgia school districts, and diverse-business status evaluation points are standard in many school nutrition awards.