UNSPSC 50307501: Citrus fruit rinds

The tissue forming the hard outer layer of the fruit also referred to as the skin or peel of the fruit.

UNSPSC 50307501 Citrus fruit rinds, a Commodity code, covers fresh produce procurement by state and local food-service agencies, including correctional facilities, school districts, mental-health centers, senior services, regional parks, and child-care programs. State and local buyers use this code to acquire fresh fruits and vegetables for meal programs serving detained populations, K–12 students, seniors, and children in state-administered or locally-operated nutrition programs. Recent solicitations emphasize USDA compliance, food-safety certification, Buy American sourcing where applicable, temperature-controlled logistics, and weekly or bi-weekly delivery schedules to multiple sites or central warehouses. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple fresh-fruit-and-vegetable RFPs for prison food warehouses in Palestine, Snyder, and Huntsville with October 2026 response dates, while Illinois correctional and mental-health facilities have sought produce on small-purchase and full-bid cycles. School districts dominate the activity: Madison Metropolitan School District released separate RFBs for petite bananas ($78,000 annual value, 70–90 cases weekly) and fresh-fruit-and-vegetable snacks (5,900 servings weekly, September–November 2026 term with extension options), while Georgia school systems in Bartow, Bryan, Dougherty, Early, and Hancock counties have issued competitive bids for produce ranging from 40 to 200+ line items per school year. Non-school buyers include Collier County Parks and Recreation (North Collier Regional Park food concessions via ITN with 10-point local-vendor preference, March 2025 response deadline), the City of San Antonio (senior-center produce-market operations, May 2027 submission), the City of Edinburg (CACFP meal program serving 400 children, August 2026 RFP), Head Start of Greater Dallas ($969,460.94 estimated value, June 2026 IFB for primary–tertiary suppliers), and Illinois's Madden Mental Health Center (FY27 weekly produce deliveries on small purchase, August 2026).

Recent solicitations concentrate in Texas, Illinois, Georgia, and Connecticut, with smaller activity in Wisconsin and Florida. Texas corrections, Georgia K–12, and Illinois institutional facilities represent the largest recent clusters. Texas Department of Criminal Justice procurements (IW267376, IW267420, IW267411) close in mid-October 2026; school-year contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 with bids due between May and July. Buy American and domestic-sourcing preferences appear in school nutrition and state-agency solicitations; local-vendor preferences (5–10 evaluation points) are common in regional park, county, and municipal food service. Vendors must carry $500,000 to $2,000,000 general liability insurance, comply with HACCP and food-safety certifications, maintain E-Verify enrollment, accept electronic ordering through client procurement portals (Bonfire, OpenGov, LINQ), and deliver in refrigerated transport to multi-location networks. Price-stability terms vary—some districts require firm pricing for the contract year, others permit escalation tied to USDA or consumer price index data. Minority-owned, woman-owned, and diverse-business certifications yield evaluation weighting (typically 5–10 points) and pricing discounts (Wisconsin's 5% preference on organic produce, Illinois's $15 minority-contractor initiative fee). Set-asides for small businesses appear in Illinois Department of Corrections and some school-district procurements. Cooperative purchasing eligibility and piggybacking rights are offered by several school systems to expand participation. Response cycles are tight—most corrections and small-purchase procurements close within two weeks of posting; school-year bids typically allow four to six weeks.