UNSPSC 50316900: Organic tamarillo

The type of organic fruit known as organic tamarillo

UNSPSC 50316900 Organic tamarillo, a Class code, does not reflect the actual procurement activity in the recent state and local contract opportunities. The opportunities cited are uniformly for fresh produce and fresh fruit and vegetable procurement by school districts, but none of them involve tamarillos—organic or otherwise. Instead, school districts across Georgia, Florida, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin are soliciting bids and proposals for comprehensive fresh produce programs spanning conventional fruits (apples, bananas, berries, citrus, melons, stone fruits), vegetables (broccoli, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, leafy greens, root crops), and specialty or prepared items (pre-cut produce, fruit cups, ready-to-eat snacks). The code shows a fundamental mismatch between its nominal commodity scope and the work actually being contracted.

School districts and their cooperative purchasing vehicles dominate the issuing-body mix, with representative recent opportunities including Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (due July 29, 2026), Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program specialty fruits and vegetables (proposals due March 11, 2026), the Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs across a 30-district cooperative in Georgia (proposals due March 4, 2026, with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million to $1.1 million by geographic area), and the Liberty County Board of Education's IFBs for produce and comprehensive food products (bids due April 29, 2026). Activity is concentrated in Georgia, with secondary posting activity in Florida, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin. USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program funding drives a subset of procurements, notably the Hillsborough and Salt Lake City IFBs. The code should not be relied upon to identify tamarillo or specialty tropical-fruit procurement; vendors pursuing school nutrition contracts under this code will find no relevant opportunity stream.