UNSPSC 50302903: Deglet noor dates

The variety of dates known as deglet noor dates

UNSPSC 50302903 Deglet noor dates, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition and child care food service programs. Recent solicitations show that dates appear alongside other fresh and dried produce items in comprehensive meal procurement contracts rather than as standalone line items; the code sees active procurement primarily through school districts and child nutrition agencies bundling dates with broader fruit and vegetable assortments for breakfast, lunch, and snack programs compliant with USDA nutrition standards and Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) requirements.

School districts and child nutrition programs across the Southeast and Texas represent the primary issuing bodies, with activity concentrated in Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut. Representative solicitations include the City of Edinburg, Texas RFP 2026017 for CACFP meal program supplies (due August 4, 2026), which itemized dried and fresh fruits for approximately 400 children daily; Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP for grocery products serving ages 6 weeks to 5 years under CACFP (bid due June 24, 2026); and Meriden Public Schools RFP 02641 for commercial groceries and produce serving 8,200 students with an anticipated contract value of $3.1 million (due February 25, 2026). The GEC Buying Cooperative RFP SN 26-004 procuring fresh produce and eggs for 30 Georgia school districts (due March 4, 2026) demonstrates regional purchasing aggregation where dates would compete within broader dried and fresh fruit categories. Dates do not appear as a named line item in any recent sole-source or dedicated produce procurement; instead, the code operates within multi-item food service contracts where commodity pricing and USDA compliance dominate evaluation. Geographic spread spans Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, and Oregon, with heaviest recent activity in Georgia school districts and Texas child care programs. This code remains low-activity at the state and local level relative to broader produce and grocery procurement, reflecting dates' narrow role in institutional meal planning outside specialized dietary or cultural programming.