UNSPSC 50314900: Organic nectarines

The type of organic fruit known as organic nectarines

UNSPSC 50314900 Organic nectarines is a Class code that sits at a significant mismatch with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes organic stone fruit, but the most-recent-opportunities block shows no solicitations for nectarines—organic or otherwise. Instead, recent postings name bananas, mixed fresh produce, apples, berries, vegetables, eggs, and comprehensive produce suites across multiple fruit and vegetable categories. A single posting (Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026) solicits petite bananas specifically; another (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026) requests fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with geographic sourcing from within Wisconsin and 400 miles of Madison. The remaining opportunities span broad produce procurement—Hancock County Schools (IFB, due June 26, 2026) seeks over 200 fresh produce line items including apples, berries, cruciferous vegetables, and citrus; Bartow County Schools (RFP, due June 22, 2026) requests local fresh fruits and vegetables within 400 miles; and Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa (RFP, due March 11, 2026) solicits specialty fruits and vegetables for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program with a cost-plus fixed-fee structure and estimated annual budget of $600,000. The code shows no organic-specific purchasing signals or nectarine-specific demand in recent activity.

Issuing bodies soliciting under this coded activity are predominantly school districts and boards of education across multiple states. Georgia features heavily in the recent block with Hancock County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Glynn County, and Douglas County School Systems all posting in the March–June 2026 window; Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), and Texas (McAllen ISD and Austin ISD) also appear. The procurement mix reflects institutional food service for K–12 populations, with contracts typically running from July through June, include Buy American requirements, HACCP plans, traceability documentation, and insurance minimums ranging from $500,000 to $2 million in general liability coverage. School nutrition programs dominate as repeat buyers. Because the recent opportunities do not include nectarines or organic-specific sourcing, the code does not represent current state and local demand and warrants close evaluation before pursuit—the UNSPSC designation may be a data-entry error or legacy classification that does not align with what procurement offices are actually buying today.