UNSPSC 50314500: Organic mangoes

The type of organic fruit known as organic mangoes

UNSPSC 50314500 Organic mangoes is a Class code that in practice captures state and local procurement of fresh produce—bananas, apples, berries, peppers, leafy greens, citrus, stone fruits, and specialty items—for school nutrition programs serving elementary through high school students under the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. The code's nominal scope (organic mangoes specifically) does not align with actual recent solicitation activity, which treats this code as a broad fresh-produce category covering both conventional and organic fruit and vegetable sourcing. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix—Madison Metropolitan, Hancock County, Bartow County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Glynn County, and McAllen Independent School Districts have all posted opportunities in the past four months—along with Salt Lake City School District and Austin Independent School District. One statewide cooperative procurement (Douglas County School System's RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts) indicates institutional buying power at scale. Vendors must clear strict thresholds: minimum three to five years of produce-distribution experience, commercial general liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $2 million, HACCP plans with 24/7 recall capability, Buy American compliance (domestic commodities or products with at least 51 percent domestic agricultural content), and traceability documentation by farm of origin in some cases.

Recent opportunities concentrate in Georgia (Hancock, Bartow, Bulloch, Liberty, Muscogee, Savannah-Chatham, Glynn, and Douglas County jurisdictions), with secondary activity in Texas (McAllen, Austin), Utah (Salt Lake City), Florida (Hillsborough County), and Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan). Representative recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, $78,000 annual value, due July 29, 2026), Madison Metropolitan's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles and Wisconsin (5,900 weekly servings, due July 29, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce with over 200 line items across apple varieties, berries, cruciferous vegetables, and specialty items (sealed bids due June 26, 2026), Douglas County School System's RFP through GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 school districts across two Georgia areas with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million (Area One) and $1.1 million (Area Two, sealed proposals due March 4, 2026), and Austin Independent School District's RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and a la carte beverages emphasizing Good Food Purchasing Program compliance and Texas-grown preference (due March 11, 2026). Evaluation typically weights cost at 30–50 percent, with remaining points distributed across vendor qualifications, product quality, references, and in some cases local-business or diverse-ownership status; most contracts run one year (July 1 to June 30) with renewal options for up to four additional one-year terms.