UNSPSC 50302900: Dates

The oblong edible fruit of a palm (phoenix dactylifera)

UNSPSC 50302900 Dates is a Class code that does not map to the work actually being solicited in recent state and local procurement. The code nominally describes temporal products or services, but the recent opportunities block contains exclusively food and beverage procurement—fresh produce, groceries, dairy, meat, eggs, dried fruits, nuts, and meal program supplies—for school districts, county governments, municipalities, and child nutrition programs. The mismatch between the code's abstract scope and the concrete work being bought suggests either a data-entry error in code assignment or that UNSPSC 50302900 is not the appropriate taxonomy tier for these commodities. Code activity cannot be reliably characterized without alignment between the category label and the procurement content.

The represented opportunities span school nutrition programs (breakfast, lunch, and snack service), child and adult care food programs (CACFP), USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Programs (FFVP), and general food service at detention facilities. Issuing bodies include school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Florida; Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin; Austin Independent School District in Texas; Bulloch County, Bryan County, and Glynn County schools in Georgia; and others), municipal and county departments (City of Edinburg, Texas; City of San Antonio; DeSoto County, Dougherty County, and Early County schools in Georgia; Salt Lake City School District; Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut; and the County of Santa Clara, California), Head Start agencies, and cooperative purchasing consortia (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia districts). Recent activity concentrates in Georgia (with eight to ten concurrent school district procurements), Texas (three districts and one city), Florida, Connecticut, Wisconsin, Utah, California, Oregon, and Mississippi. Representative solicitations include Hillsborough County Public Schools (RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and beverages, proposals due March 11, 2026); Madison Metropolitan School District (RFB 4162 for petite bananas and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, both due July 29, 2026); the City of Edinburg, Texas (RFP 2026-017 for CACFP meal program supplies, due August 4, 2026); and the GEC Buying Cooperative (RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia districts, due March 4, 2026). Without verified alignment between this UNSPSC code and food procurement, category pursuit should be deferred pending clarification of the coding error.