UNSPSC 50315509: Organic principe ito persimmons

The variety of organic persimmons known as organic principe ito persimmons

UNSPSC 50315509 Organic principe ito persimmons (Commodity) shows pronounced activity in school nutrition procurement, where state and local school districts are sourcing fresh produce — including specialty and locally grown varieties — to support National School Lunch Programs, School Breakfast Programs, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Programs. Recent solicitations reveal school districts buying bananas, apples, berries, stone fruits, citrus, leafy greens, root vegetables, and prepared produce items in bulk case quantities, often with strict ripeness, packaging, temperature, and food-safety specifications. The issuing bodies are overwhelmingly independent school districts and county school boards across multiple states, supplemented by one state-level procurement from Georgia and specialized USDA-grant-funded purchasing for fresh fruit and vegetable programs at elementary schools. School Nutrition Programs dominate the code activity, with multiple districts soliciting annually under the National School Lunch Act and federal child nutrition requirements, often through Requests for Bid (RFB), Invitations for Bid (IFB), or Requests for Proposal (RFP) notices. Evaluation criteria typically emphasize cost (30–50 points), vendor qualifications and experience (15–30 points), product quality and freshness (10–30 points), compliance with food safety and domestic sourcing requirements, and delivery reliability. Many solicitations impose Buy American provisions requiring domestic commodities or minimum domestic content in processed products, HACCP plans with 24/7 recall accessibility, insurance minimums ranging from $500,000 to $2 million general liability, and E-Verify compliance.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Georgia, where Hancock County Schools (IFB due June 26, 2026 for July 2026–June 2027 supply across 200+ produce line items), Bulloch County Schools (IFP due May 4, 2026 for locally grown produce within 200 miles, July 2026–June 2027), Liberty County Schools (IFB due April 29, 2026 for over 400 food items across produce, dairy, proteins, and grains), Muscogee County Schools (ITB due April 27, 2026 with USDA index-price-based markup pricing), Savannah-Chatham County Schools (Bid due April 23, 2026 for 72 fresh produce items), Glynn County Schools (IFB due April 14, 2026 for 60 produce line items), and the State of Georgia (due June 22, 2026 for food, supplies, and kitchen products) have all posted solicitations. Outside Georgia, Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin issued RFB 4162 due July 29, 2026 for petite bananas ($78,000 estimated annual value, September 2026–June 2027) and RFB 4163 due July 29, 2026 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles ($0.20 per pound organic preference discount applied); Hancock County Schools in Mississippi (specific state not identified in the opportunity) posted in June 2026; Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Florida solicited RFP 26039RFPDST (due March 11, 2026, estimated $600,000 annual USDA-grant-funded cost-plus contract for fresh specialty fruits and vegetables to 18 elementary schools, September 2026–May 2027); McAllen Independent School District in Texas (RFP due March 6, 2026, extended by Addendum 2, serving 20,000 students across 31 campuses, April 2026–2027); Austin Independent School District in Texas (RFP due March 11, 2026 for fresh produce and beverages across Travis County and Austin jurisdictions); and Douglas County School System in Georgia issued RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026, $4.4 million Area One and $1.1 million Area Two estimated annual value, serving 30 school districts, July 2026–June 2027). The code is active and pursue-worthy for produce distributors with school nutrition experience, food safety certifications, and ability to meet high-volume, multi-school delivery requirements and strict federal compliance standards.