UNSPSC 50317022: Organic mombins

The type of organic fruit known as organic mombins

UNSPSC 50317022 Organic mombins, a Commodity code, shows minimal recent activity aligned with its abstract category name. The source material instead documents extensive state and local procurement for fresh produce—bananas, apples, berries, leafy greens, peppers, tomatoes, and specialty fruits and vegetables—sourced and delivered to school districts, primarily through school nutrition programs supporting federal meal and snack initiatives. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (organic mombins, a tropical fruit) and the actual solicitations (broad fresh-produce distribution for institutional food service) suggests either a data-entry error in code assignment or that this particular commodity code designation does not reflect what state and local governments are actually buying at scale today. State and local issuing bodies pursuing this code are predominantly school districts and boards of education across multiple states, with a small number of regional cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative) aggregating demand across multiple districts. Representative recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (posted July 8, 2026, due July 29, 2026, estimated annual value $78,000), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items (posted June 10, 2026, due June 26, 2026), and Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts across Georgia (posted February 4, 2026, due March 4, 2026, estimated annual spending $4.4 million Area One and $1.1 million Area Two).

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, with recent solicitations from Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hancock County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Glynn County, Savannah-Chatham County public schools, and Douglas County School System, alongside opportunities in Texas (McAllen Independent School District, Austin Independent School District), Utah (Salt Lake City School District), and Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools). Across these jurisdictions, school districts uniformly require weekly or scheduled fresh produce deliveries to multiple school sites, HACCP plans with traceability and 24/7 recall capability, Buy American compliance with domestic commodity minimums, insurance coverage ranging from $500,000 to $2 million general liability, and compliance with federal nutrition standards, whole-grain requirements, and food safety certifications. Evaluation typically weights cost at 30–50 percent with secondary emphasis on vendor qualifications, product quality, on-time delivery performance, and past experience. Many districts reserve the right to award to single or multiple vendors on a line-item basis, permitting vendors to compete selectively on specific produce categories. No specific set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises, minority-owned businesses, or other protected classifications appear consistently across the recent opportunities; however, some districts (notably Austin ISD, Bartow County Schools, and Madison Metropolitan School District) explicitly offer or encourage participation from small, local, and diverse-owned vendors or apply scoring preferences for Texas principal place of business or Wisconsin supplier diversity status. Contract terms typically run July 1 through June 30 with optional renewal periods of one to four years contingent on performance and budget appropriation.