UNSPSC 50630100: Regular

Normal fresh vegetables which have been processed.

UNSPSC 50630100 Fresh Fruit and Vegetables (Class) represents a major category of produce procurement across state and local government, with recent solicitations spanning school districts, correctional facilities, child nutrition programs, and senior services. State and local buyers under this code procure fresh produce for institutional food service—apples, carrots, potatoes, lettuce, berries, tomatoes, and dozens of other items—delivered to schools, prisons, Head Start centers, and social service facilities. The code covers both commodity-level purchasing (bulk carrots, white potatoes, sweet potatoes for canning) and more specialized work (locally-sourced or organic produce with traceability documentation, pre-cut and pre-packaged produce for school snack programs). Issuing bodies include school districts (the dominant segment, ranging from small county systems to urban districts serving 20,000+ students), state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Georgia), city and county nutrition programs, Head Start agencies, and school-nutrition cooperatives serving multiple districts. School districts frequently appear as repeat buyers, posting annual RFPs and IFBs as academic years turn; competitive purchasing cooperatives pool demand across dozens of districts to achieve volume leverage.

Recent procurement activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Florida, with notable volume from Northside Independent School District (San Antonio), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa), McAllen ISD, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, alongside Georgia school systems (Bartow, Dougherty, Bryan, Bulloch, Glynn, Henry, Liberty, Savannah-Chatham, and Muscogee Counties). Representative recent opportunities include the Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with approximately 5,900 servings weekly due July 29, 2026; Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP for grocery products (32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat) with a $969,460.94 estimated value and bids due June 24, 2026; Hillsborough County Public Schools RFP 26039RFQDST for specialty fruits and vegetables to 18 elementary USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program sites with a $600,000 annual budget and proposal due March 11, 2026; Northside Independent School District RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce to 117 campuses five days per week (August 2026 through May 2027) with evaluation weighting cost at 35 percent; and Muscogee County School District ITB 26-017 for approximately 60 produce line items on a USDA index-plus-markup pricing model with bids due April 27, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple commodity IFBs for carrots (1,200 tons), white potatoes, and sweet potatoes for canning. Set-asides appear occasionally—Madison Metropolitan offers a 5 percent preference to Wisconsin diverse-owned vendors; Bartow County applies a $0.20 per pound preference for organic produce; McAllen gives 1 point for Texas principal place of business and HUB status. Most school district procurements are open and competitive with no formal set-asides. Delivery terms typically require weekly Friday or Monday–Friday service to multiple school sites between 6:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., with contracts running July through June and renewable for one to four additional years. Insurance requirements range from $500,000 to $2,000,000 general liability. HACCP certification, traceability documentation, and Buy American compliance are standard conditions across all institutional buyers.