UNSPSC 50102516: Almonds, shelled

A tree nut with the shell removed.

UNSPSC 50102516 Almonds, shelled (Commodity) appears in state and local procurement primarily as a line item within broader food supply and child nutrition solicitations rather than as a standalone product category. State and local governments buy almonds as part of comprehensive grocery, snack, or prepared-food buys for school nutrition programs, institutional dining, and food service operations serving K-12 students, state-supported living centers, and correctional or institutional populations. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Douglas County School System) and state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois, State of Georgia), with school nutrition services driving the majority of recent activity.

Recent solicitations show almonds positioned within much larger food-supply contracts rather than as discrete product procurements. Fairfax County Public Schools issued IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 (response due April 27, 2026), requiring bidders to supply grocery products to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens across multiple product categories. Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri solicited grocery items for 2026-27 child nutrition services (NUTRIKIDS electronic bids due April 29, 2026) encompassing over 900 line items. Douglas County School System in Georgia issued RFP SN 26-003 for Food Supply and Distribution Services (sealed proposals due February 18, 2026) with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000 for meal service across 32 schools. Texas Health and Human Services Commission Procurement and Contracting Services solicited food and consumable products for the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0017449, proposals due July 11, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. Central Time) with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million. Activity is concentrated in Georgia, Texas, Virginia, Illinois, and Missouri. Almonds as a specific commodity line item do not appear isolated in these sources; the code shows recent procurement activity but primarily within aggregated food-supply buys where nuts and dried fruits are bundled with broader nutritional categories.