UNSPSC 50315508: Organic mabolo/butter fruit persimmon

The variety of organic persimmons known as organic mabolo/butter fruit persimmon

UNSPSC 50315508 Organic mabolo/butter fruit persimmon is a Commodity code covering specialty tropical and subtropical fruits for school nutrition and institutional food service. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show a mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being procured: the opportunities posted since early February 2026 include petite bananas, fresh produce bundles spanning apples through tomatoes, eggs, and a la carte beverages, but do not specifically solicit organic mabolo or butter fruit persimmon. The code sees active procurement activity from school nutrition departments, primarily through school districts and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multiple districts, as well as state-level food service procurement. Issuers span independent school districts (Madison Metropolitan, McAllen, Austin, Salt Lake City), county school boards (Hancock, Bulloch, Muscogee, Glynn, Liberty, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas), and regional buying cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative). Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas with a response date of July 29, 2026, and Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs across 30 districts, with proposals due March 4, 2026.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Hancock, Bulloch, Muscogee, Glynn, Liberty, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas counties), with additional recent solicitations in Wisconsin (Madison), Texas (Austin, McAllen), and Utah (Salt Lake City). School districts executing these procurements prioritize weekly or twice-weekly delivery, HACCP certification, Buy American compliance, and domestic sourcing preferences—particularly local sourcing within 50–400 miles where specified. The actual commodity mix being solicited is broad and includes seasonal fresh produce staples rather than the specialty tropical fruits this code nominally describes. Vendors typically face 98 percent fill-rate minimums, competitive insurance requirements (general liability from $500,000 to $2 million), compliance with USDA food safety and traceability standards, and evaluation weighted toward cost (30–50 percent) and product quality and vendor qualifications (15–30 percent combined). No recent opportunities explicitly name organic mabolo or butter fruit persimmon, and the code shows limited alignment with current school nutrition procurement practice in this dataset.