UNSPSC 50315501: Organic american persimmon

The variety of organic persimmons known as organic american persimmon

UNSPSC 50315501 Organic american persimmon is a Commodity code that nominally describes a single produce item; however, the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show extensive divergence from the stated category. The opportunities instead span comprehensive fresh produce procurement for school nutrition programs, encompassing dozens of produce line items—apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, citrus, leafy greens, eggs, and specialty items—alongside beverages and processed produce. The actual buying under this code reflects institutional food service for K–12 school districts, not persimmons in isolation. Issuing bodies are exclusively school districts and school boards, ranging from small rural districts (Early County Board of Education, Hancock County Schools) to large urban systems (Austin Independent School District, Hillsborough County Public Schools, McAllen Independent School District). School nutrition programs bid these opportunities as RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs, typically for annual contracts running July through June aligned with the school year. Evaluation heavily weights cost (30–50 percent), followed by vendor qualifications, product quality, and references. Buy American provisions mandating 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content are standard, and HACCP plans with traceability and 24/7 recall accessibility are routine requirements. Many districts restrict sourcing to produce grown within 200–400 miles (Georgia and Texas districts emphasize local and regional sourcing), and some districts award multiple vendors line-item-by-line-item to optimize price and quality.

Recent opportunities span predominantly Georgia and Texas. Representative solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (bids due July 29, 2026, estimated annual value $78,000), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items (sealed bids due June 26, 2026), Bulloch County School District's IFP for locally-grown produce within 200 miles including persimmons, apples, citrus, and sweet potatoes (proposals due May 4, 2026), and Douglas County School System's RFP through GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 districts across two Georgia areas with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million and $1.1 million respectively (proposals due March 4, 2026). Austin Independent School District and McAllen Independent School District solicited fresh produce and beverages for large urban systems serving 20,000+ students. The code shows no recent activity for organic persimmons as a standalone commodity—organic produce is mentioned only as a pricing preference (e.g., a $0.20 per pound preference discount in Madison's RFB 4163), not as a primary procurement focus. Taggging under this commodity code appears to be a data-entry error or overly narrow classification that does not reflect the actual scope of institutional produce purchasing.