UNSPSC 50307044: Cocona

Type of fruit known as cocona

UNSPSC 50307044 Cocoa is a Commodity code that in practice captures fresh produce supply and delivery to institutional food service operations across state and local government agencies, school districts, and specialized public entities. State and local procurement offices use this code to solicit fresh fruits, vegetables, and related produce items for correctional facilities, mental health centers, school nutrition programs, senior services, child care food programs, and other public food-service operations. The issuing bodies span state correctional and mental health departments, county boards of education, city school districts, county and municipal agencies, and specialized regional entities. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health, and multiple Georgia and other state school districts appear frequently in recent solicitations. The work involves supply-chain management, quality assurance, food safety compliance, and logistics-driven delivery scheduling to multiple institutional sites, often with strict temperature control, HACCP planning, and USDA compliance requirements baked into the scope.

Recent activity clusters heavily in the Southeast and Texas. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted three fresh produce solicitations in late September and October 2026 (food warehouse supply to Wynne, Snyder, and Palestine facilities, all with October 14 or October 19 response deadlines). Illinois issued procurements for correctional and mental health facility produce supply in August and September 2026. Georgia school districts dominate the recent-opportunity volume: Hancock County Schools (bids due June 26, 2026), Dougherty County Board of Education (June 16, 2026), Bartow County Schools (June 22, 2026), Bryan County Schools (May 27, 2026), DeSoto County Schools (June 22, 2026), and Early County Schools (June 8, 2026) all solicited fresh produce for school nutrition programs in May and June 2026. Outside the Southeast, Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) bid for petite bananas and fresh fruit-and-vegetable snacks in July 2026, Head Start of Greater Dallas (Texas) posted a large grocery-and-produce IFB in June 2026, Collier County (Florida) issued an ITN for food-service concessions including produce at a regional park in October 2026, and smaller municipal and specialized-district procurements appeared in Connecticut, Illinois, and Texas. A pre-bid conference for Head Start of Greater Dallas was scheduled for April 16, 2026. Most school-nutrition produce bids carry Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic content or domestic sourcing preferences) and local-vendor or regional-sourcing preferences where applicable. Insurance, HACCP certification, E-Verify enrollment, and debarment-and-suspension verification are standard compliance conditions.