UNSPSC 50302913: Mactoum dates

The variety of dates known as mactoum dates

UNSPSC 50302913 Mactoum dates is a Commodity code with sparse recent activity in state and local procurement; the single code-relevant opportunity in the source—the City of Edinburg's CACFP Meal Program RFP—cites fresh produce broadly without specifically naming dates as a line item, making direct demand signals for this commodity difficult to establish from posted solicitations. State and local governments sourcing under codes nominally encompassing dried fruits and specialty produce items typically do so through school nutrition programs, child and adult care food services, and institutional meal operations; school districts and municipal food service departments dominate this market segment. The issuing-body mix includes independent school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Savannah-Chatham, Austin, Meriden Public Schools, McAllen, Hillsborough County Public Schools, and multiple Georgia county school systems), city governments (Bridgeport, San Antonio, Meriden), county school boards (DeSoto, Hancock, Dougherty, Bryan, Bulloch, Glynn, Liberty, Muscogee, Early, Henry, and others across Georgia), state agencies (Georgia Department of Education procurement activity), and specialized food service authorities such as Head Start of Greater Dallas and the GEC Buying Cooperative. Georgia school nutrition programs represent the highest concentration of recent activity, with at least fifteen separate RFP or IFB notices from county and district boards of education posted between March and July 2026.

Geographic concentration is heavily weighted toward Georgia, which accounts for approximately 60 percent of the visible recent procurement volume, followed by Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi, and scattered activity in Oregon, California, and other states. Dates are not explicitly named in representative opportunities reviewed; instead, solicitations focus on fresh produce, fresh fruits and vegetables, and comprehensive food supply contracts where specialty items like mactoum dates would appear only as optional or seasonal line items within broader produce categories. The City of Bridgeport's GROCERY ITEMS IFB (due June 30, 2026) encompasses over 1,100 line items for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services; the GEC Buying Cooperative's SN 26-004 Fresh Produce and Eggs RFP (due March 4, 2026) aggregates thirty Georgia school districts across two geographic areas with combined annual spending of approximately $5.5 million; and the Austin Independent School District's RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and beverages (due March 11, 2026) reflects institutional demand patterns where specialty dried fruits and dates would compete for shelf space and funding allocation alongside commodity apples, bananas, and carrots. No solicitation posted between January and July 2026 explicitly markets dates or date-based products as primary procurement objectives, suggesting limited standalone demand or bundling of dates within broader produce frameworks where variety and cost compete against visibility.