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, shows limited recent activity in state and local procurement. The source contains one dated and incompletely specified opportunity and twenty-five others tagged to this code that involve fresh produce, frozen foods, dairy, eggs, beverages, bread, and groceries—none of which are dates or date products. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual solicitations suggests either mis-tagging by procurement offices or a fundamental shift in what state and local buyers are sourcing under this classifier. No state or local government body has posted a recent solicitation explicitly requesting barhi or barhee dates for school nutrition programs, senior services, detention facilities, or other public consumption.

The recent opportunities classified under this code overwhelmingly concern fresh produce distribution for school lunch and breakfast programs, CACFP (Child and Adult Care Food Program) meal service, and fresh fruit and vegetable programs operated by school districts across Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, and Oregon. Representative solicitations include the City of Edinburg, Texas RFP 2026-017 for CACFP meal program food and nonfood items (due August 4, 2026); Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 for petite bananas (due July 29, 2026) and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (due July 29, 2026); and the GEC Buying Cooperative RFP SN 26-004 spanning 30 Georgia school districts for fresh produce and eggs (due March 4, 2026). If date products are procured at all under this code, they are absorbed into broader produce or grocery line-item bids rather than solicited as a standalone commodity. Pursuit of this code without confirmation that a specific buying jurisdiction is actively seeking dates would be speculative.