UNSPSC 50302902: Barhi or barhee dates

The variety of dates known as barhi or barhee dates

UNSPSC 50302902 Barhi or barhee dates — a Commodity code — covers the supply and delivery of fresh and processed dates to state and local institutions, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code is sparse. The opportunities tagged with this code overwhelmingly describe procurement of mixed fresh produce, fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, grocery items, and meal-service supplies for correctional facilities, schools, senior centers, and other public venues, with dates either absent from the scope or not a line-item focus. The single opportunity that names the issuing body clearly — the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicitation IW267376 for fresh fruit and vegetables to Palestine, Texas — does not itemize dates or specify their weight in the overall produce budget. Across the available records, dates do not appear as standalone commodity buys or as a specified produce category in school nutrition, correctional, or senior-services procurement. The activity is driven by Texas state agencies (TDCJ), Illinois state departments (DOC, Mental Health), and scattered school districts and county agencies across the South and Upper Midwest, but none of the recent opportunities explicitly feature barhi or barhee dates as a procurement line.

The geographic spread of activity — Texas, Illinois, Wisconsin, Georgia, Mississippi, and Connecticut — reflects broader fresh-produce contracting across state facilities and school nutrition programs, not concentrated demand for specialty dates. Because the Commodity code appears to be a tagging artifact rather than a reflection of actual procurement strategy in these jurisdictions, pursue this code only if your firm can supply dates as an ancillary item within larger mixed-produce or grocery contracts, or if direct outreach to TDCJ, state DOC operations, and school nutrition programs reveals unposted demand for dates as a standalone line item.