UNSPSC 50302906: Halawi/halawy dates

The variety of dates known as halawi/halawy dates

UNSPSC 50302906 Halawi/halawy dates is a Commodity code that state and local procurement offices use to classify individual fresh produce items, but the recent opportunities tagged under this code show little activity directly tied to halawi or halawy dates specifically. Instead, the sourced solicitations reveal that state and local governments are buying fresh produce broadly — fresh fruits and vegetables for correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, senior services, parks and recreation, child care food programs, and mental health centers. The issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Hancock County, DeSoto County, Early County, Bartow County in Georgia; Collier County in Florida), city procurement offices (City of Bridgeport, City of San Antonio, City of Edinburg), and specialized agencies (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition). Recent solicitations under this taxonomy include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice requesting fresh fruit and vegetable supply to its Palestine and Snyder food warehouses (RFP/RFQ, due October 19 and October 14, 2026 respectively), Madison Metropolitan School District bidding petite bananas and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4162 and 4163, due July 29, 2026 with estimated annual value of $78,000 for bananas alone), the Illinois Department of Corrections seeking fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (RFQ, due September 3, 2026 with small business set-aside), and Collier County Board of County Commissioners issuing an Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park concessions (ITN, due March 6, 2025 with local-vendor preference worth 10 points).

The geographic spread concentrates heavily in the South and Midwest, with Texas (multiple TDCJ solicitations, Head Start of Greater Dallas, City of Edinburg), Georgia (Bartow County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Hancock County, Early County, and a state-level procurement), Illinois (IDOC and DMH solicitations), Florida (Collier County), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan), Mississippi (DeSoto County), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), and Michigan (Marion Health Care Coalition) all showing recent activity in the past six months. School nutrition programs and state facility food services (corrections, mental health) represent the largest and most active buyer segments. Most contracts carry Buy American or domestic-sourcing preferences, with several jurisdictions weighting cost at 30–40 percent in evaluation and emphasizing compliance with USDA and CACFP food safety standards. Local-vendor preferences and diversity certifications (WBE, MBE, SBE) appear regularly, and many solicitations require HACCP plans, liability insurance of $500,000 to $1 million, and E-Verify verification. Contract terms typically run one school or fiscal year with optional renewals, and prices are expected to remain firm for the initial period with escalation clauses tied to USDA or Consumer Price Index indices.