UNSPSC 50314000: Organic kumquats

The type of organic fruit known as organic kumquats

UNSPSC 50314000 Organic kumquats is a Class code that represents a discrete fresh produce commodity. Recent state and local opportunities under this code tag purchases of fresh fruits and vegetables for school nutrition programs, but the solicitations in the current dataset do not reflect specific procurement of kumquats; instead, they span comprehensive fresh-produce categories—apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, leafy greens, citrus, and prepared produce items—that schools source through annual food-service contracts. The code's abstract name and its practical application diverge significantly: purchasing offices classify broad fresh-produce buys under commodity-level codes, and kumquats, if procured at all, would be one line item within a much larger order spanning dozens of produce varieties. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and boards of education, including Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bartow County School System (Georgia), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Salt Lake City School District (Utah), Austin Independent School District (Texas), and Douglas County School System (Georgia), coordinated through the GEC Buying Cooperative for multi-district purchasing.

Activity concentrates in Georgia and spans secondary markets in Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (due July 29, 2026) at an estimated annual value of $78,000 with 70–90 cases weekly during school sessions; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for over 200 fresh-produce line items (due June 26, 2026) for the 2026–27 school year; Bulloch County School District's IFP for 24 locally-grown produce items within 200 miles of the county (due May 4, 2026); and Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million (Area One) and $1.1 million (Area Two), with sealed proposals due March 4, 2026. Most solicitations are RFBs, IFBs, or RFPs with response dates between February and July 2026. School nutrition programs emphasize domestic sourcing, Buy American compliance, HACCP plans, food safety certifications, weekly or twice-weekly delivery, and competitive pricing indexed to USDA market reports; many districts apply geographic preferences favoring locally-grown produce and offer cost preferences for organic items.