UNSPSC 50192110: Nuts or dried fruits

UNSPSC 50192110 Nuts or dried fruits is a Commodity code covering dried and processed nut and fruit products that state and local school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and related food service operations procure for meal preparation and inmate or student consumption. School districts dominate the recent solicitation activity, purchasing dried fruits and nuts as components of broader school lunch supply contracts, alongside fresh produce, proteins, grains, and dairy. Correctional facilities also bid separately for specialized dried fruit and nut products meeting strict nutritional and packaging specifications. The work encompasses both standalone dried-fruit-and-nuts procurement (typically small portions of larger food service contracts) and dedicated solicitations for high-volume items like raisins, cranberries, walnuts, and pecans delivered in bulk case quantities or large boxes. Issuing bodies include school districts of varying sizes (from Hancock County Schools in Georgia to large systems like Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia and Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia), state departments and agencies (Georgia Department of Education; Texas Department of Criminal Justice; state correctional facilities), county governments (Santa Clara County, California's Office of the Sheriff), and cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative in Georgia serving 30 school districts across multiple regions). School nutrition procurement drives the overwhelming majority of activity, with correctional and detention food service a secondary but recurring buyer.

Geographic concentration centers on Georgia, Texas, California, Virginia, Missouri, and Connecticut, with Georgia showing the highest recent activity across multiple school districts (Hancock County, Liberty County, Douglas County, Savannah-Chatham County) and state agencies. Representative recent opportunities include Santa Clara County's ITB for dried fruits and nuts (raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans) to supply the Elmwood Correctional Facility, due February 5, 2026, on a five-year term with local business preference; Hancock County Schools' IFB for fresh produce (including berries, which overlap this code's scope) due June 26, 2026; and Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative, estimated at $5.5 million annually for two geographic areas, with sealed proposals due March 4, 2026. Most school district procurements combine dried fruits with fresh produce, eggs, proteins, and staple groceries under single master grocery or nutrition contracts; standalone dried-fruit-and-nuts bids are less common but appear when detention facilities or correctional food service operations have specific volume or specification requirements that justify dedicated solicitation.