UNSPSC 50313301: Organic burgundy grapefruit

The variety of organic grapefruit known as organic burgundy grapefruit

UNSPSC 50313301 Organic burgundy grapefruit is a Commodity code that, in practice, encompasses far broader fresh produce procurement than its narrow product name suggests. State and local governments soliciting under this code are actually buying comprehensive fresh produce assortments—apples, bananas, berries, citrus, leafy greens, root vegetables, peppers, tomatoes, and specialty items—almost exclusively through school districts purchasing for child nutrition programs. School nutrition departments dominate the issuing body mix, with recent activity concentrated in Georgia (Hancock County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Glynn County, Douglas County), Texas (McAllen ISD, Austin ISD), and Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools). Most solicitations are structured as RFPs, RFQs, or IFBs for annual or multi-year contracts with quarterly or monthly pricing adjustments tied to USDA market indices. Representative recent opportunities include the Glynn County Board of Education School Nutrition Program (IFB 27-02, due April 14, 2026) seeking approximately 60 fresh produce line items for 16 school locations with weekly delivery; the Douglas County School System (RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative, due March 4, 2026) procuring fresh produce and eggs for 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million across two geographic areas; and Muscogee County School District (ITB 26-017, due April 27, 2026) bidding approximately 60 produce line items priced as a markup above the USDA Fruit and Vegetable Market News Index Price.

Geographic activity spans the Southeast and Texas, with Georgia school districts posting the highest concentration of recent solicitations. Evaluation criteria consistently weight price at 30–50 percent, with remainder split among vendor experience, product quality, delivery reliability, and compliance with USDA Buy American provisions (requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products). Contracts typically run July 1 to June 30 with renewal options for one to four additional years. All solicitations mandate HACCP plans, food recall procedures, comprehensive liability insurance ($1 million to $2 million general liability is standard), E-Verify authorization, and traceability documentation. Delivery windows are uniformly tight—early morning (5:00–7:30 a.m.) to mid-day (12:30–3:30 p.m.) on designated weekdays—with 98–100 percent fill-rate and on-time delivery performance expectations. Vendors must absorb all packing and transportation costs with no separate fuel surcharges permitted, and price escalations beyond 3 percent often trigger re-sourcing to alternative suppliers. Many districts explicitly prefer or mandate local sourcing within 200–400 miles and offer preference pricing on organic and specialty produce items.