UNSPSC 50302906: Halawi/halawy dates

The variety of dates known as halawi/halawy dates

UNSPSC 50302906 Halawi/halawy dates is a Commodity code that sees minimal recent activity in state and local procurement. The single dated opportunity in the source—the City of Edinburg, Texas RFP 2026017 for CACFP Meal Program supplies (due August 4, 2026)—does not solicit halawi dates specifically; it requests "fruits" and "snacks" as part of a broader food-service bundle covering beverages, paper goods, proteins, cheese, breads, produce, janitorial supplies, and nonfood items to serve approximately 400 children daily. The scope emphasizes compliance with Texas Department of Agriculture standards and CACFP regulations, with evaluation weighted toward cost (30%), qualifications and experience (25%), technical approach (25%), and menu quality and nutritional value (20%). A local-vendor preference applies under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051, favoring bids within 5% of the lowest price from vendors within Edinburg city limits.

The remaining opportunities in the dataset—spanning school districts, counties, and other jurisdictions from Texas to Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Oregon, and California—solicit fresh produce (apples, bananas, carrots, broccoli, lettuce), fresh fruits and vegetables, dried fruits and nuts, petite bananas, and comprehensive grocery items. None reference halawi dates by name or type. The code shows no concentration among repeat issuing bodies and no geographic clustering around a particular region. Halawi dates as a discrete procurement line item do not appear in recent state and local solicitations; the narrow commodity classification does not reflect current buying patterns, which favor broader fresh-produce and grocery categories covering multiple fruit varieties under higher-tier UNSPSC families. Pursuit of opportunities under this code would require identifying niche institutional buyers (hospital systems, specialty food-service operations, ethnic food programs) outside the school nutrition and child care focus that dominates recent public-sector procurement activity.