UNSPSC 50315504: Organic date plum persimmon

The variety of organic persimmons known as organic date plum persimmon

UNSPSC 50315504 Organic date plum persimmon, a Commodity code, represents a narrow agricultural product category that state and local governments purchase primarily through school nutrition programs to support federally funded child nutrition initiatives. Recent solicitations under this code show that state and local buyers—predominantly school districts—procure fresh produce as components of comprehensive food service contracts rather than as standalone commodity orders. The work being solicited spans fresh fruit and vegetable supply for National School Lunch Programs, School Breakfast Programs, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Programs (FFVP), with delivery typically required multiple times weekly to individual school sites. Issuing bodies are almost exclusively independent school districts, county boards of education, and regional school nutrition cooperatives across the Southeast and South, with occasional appearances from larger urban districts. Contracts emphasize domestic sourcing where feasible, food safety compliance (HACCP plans, GAP certification, traceability systems), and adherence to USDA nutritional and sourcing guidelines, including Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic content in processed products.

Geographic activity concentrates heavily in Georgia, with recent opportunities from Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), and multiple Georgia districts including Hancock County, Bartow County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, and Glynn County. Representative solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (due July 29, 2026) with an estimated $78,000 annual contract value, Bulloch County School District's RFP for locally grown produce including persimmons within 200 miles (due May 4, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items (due June 26, 2026), and Glynn County Board of Education's IFB 27-02 for fresh produce to 16 schools (due April 14, 2026). Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options, firm pricing for the initial term, and awards to single or multiple vendors based on lowest responsive and responsible bidding or weighted evaluation criteria emphasizing cost, quality, and service capability. Few opportunities show explicit set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises, though several districts apply small preference percentages to diverse-owned or local vendors.