UNSPSC 50302903: Deglet noor dates

The variety of dates known as deglet noor dates

UNSPSC 50302903 Deglet noor dates is a Commodity code covering fresh and processed date products for institutional food service operations. In practice, state and local governments procure this code most commonly as part of broader fresh produce, grocery, or meal-service supply contracts—seldom as a standalone line item. Recent opportunities show deglet noor dates appearing incidentally within larger fresh-produce or food-supply solicitations rather than as a primary focus; the code sees minimal standalone demand from the state and local sector. The issuing bodies currently soliciting produce and food supplies span state departments of corrections and mental health, county school districts, municipal school systems, regional health care coalitions, senior services divisions, and head start programs. Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple fresh produce requests (Snyder Food Warehouse, Wynne Food Warehouse, Palestine facility) within the past six weeks, and school districts across Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, Wisconsin, and Mississippi are actively procuring fresh produce for meal programs.

Opportunities post most frequently in the school nutrition and institutional food service space. Madison Metropolitan School District is bidding petite bananas and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4162 and 4163, due July 29, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education is seeking fresh produce for 2026–27 (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026); Bryan County School Nutrition Program is requesting fresh produce (bid due May 27, 2026); and Dougherty County Board of Education is bidding fresh produce for 24 nutrition sites (bids due June 16, 2026). Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted three fresh produce solicitations in September and October 2026 (IW267420, IW267411, IW267376, response dates October 14 and October 19). Illinois Department of Corrections requested fresh produce for Joliet Treatment Center (27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026). Collier County Board of County Commissioners is procuring food services at North Collier Regional Park via Invitation to Negotiate (ITN 258360, due March 6, 2025). Recent activity concentrates in the South and Midwest—Texas, Georgia, Florida, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Connecticut show the most recent postings. Deglet noor dates do not appear as a named line item in any of the representative recent solicitations; when dates are procured at all, they are typically bundled within broad fruit or snack categories in school lunch and institutional food-service bids, making standalone pursuit of this commodity code impractical for most vendors. The activity under the broader family (fresh fruits and vegetables) is robust, but this specific Commodity code itself sees negligible focused state and local procurement volume.