UNSPSC 50307226: Royal olives

The variety of olives known as royal olives

UNSPSC 50307226 Royal olives (Commodity) encompasses preserved and pickled vegetable condiments that state and local governments procure for institutional food service, most commonly in support of school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, and health and human services meal operations. Recent state and local opportunities show this code captures a narrow product line—primarily shelf-stable pickled products including olives, relish, and pickles—rather than the broader fresh produce or canned goods often bundled in larger food service solicitations. The issuing bodies are predominantly state-level corrections and health agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice) alongside school districts and school nutrition programs in Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut that source these items as small components of larger food supply contracts. Work solicited under the code consists of bulk procurement of shelf-stable pickled condiments in institutional quantities—pickle relish in 5-gallon pails (roughly 40,000 pounds per truckload), sliced dill pickles in cases, and related preserved vegetables—for use in institutional kitchens and cafeteria meal preparation.

Recent activity concentrates in the Pacific Northwest and South, with the Oregon Department of Corrections issuing multiple Invitations to Bid (ITBs) for pickle relish and pickles (S2910000016381 and S2910000016195, due March 24 and March 18, 2026, respectively, with historical awards to Robbins Sales at roughly $22–$37 per unit), and Texas state agencies including corrections and health services procuring supplemental food and consumable products that include relish and condiments as line items within broader food service contracts. Georgia school districts—Douglas County, Lamar County, Colquitt County, Candler County, Effingham County, Houston County, and Dougherty County—source these items as part of comprehensive school nutrition food and supply procurements (multiple IFBs and RFQs posted between January and July 2026), typically as smaller line items within 300–450+ item food catalogs. Oregon's solicitations explicitly apply five percent preferences for Oregon-fabricated goods and five percent for resident bidders; Georgia school districts enforce Buy American requirements (51 percent domestic content) and USDA Child Nutrition standards. No recent solicitations show dollar values or volume commitments specific to royal olives or related pickled goods alone; these items are ancillary to institutional meal service rather than primary procurement drivers.