UNSPSC 50307233: Zorzalena olive

When harvested, these olives are still in the middle of the maturation process, creating a product that is homogeneous in color, a beautiful deep olive green. One of the main characteristics of this variety is the strength and vigor of the olive tree, which for decades has been used to graft weaker varieties, taking advantage of the strong zorzalena roots.

UNSPSC 50307233 Zorzalena olive is a Commodity code with minimal direct recent activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally describes a specialty olive variety, but recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code reflect food procurement for institutional meal programs—school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, health and human services agencies, and municipal grocery distribution—rather than zorzalena olives as a distinct line item or specialty product. The actual buying under this code appears driven by general food supply contracting where olives or similar preserved produce items are part of broader food service portfolios rather than standalone procurement targets.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code span school districts (Tattnall County Board of Education in Georgia, Colquitt County School Nutrition, Houston County School District, Lamar County School District, Effingham County Board of Education, Richmond County Board of Education, Dougherty County Board of Education, Douglas County School System), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Georgia), municipal governments (City of Edinburg Texas, City of Bridgeport Connecticut, Invest Atlanta), and health facilities. School districts dominate the recent opportunities, typically soliciting through sealed competitive bids or RFPs organized by fiscal year and frequently structured as multi-category or line-item bids covering proteins, produce, dairy, grains, and preserved goods. The Texas HHSC and TDCJ procurements represent state-level institutional food service at scale. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia, with eight active school district opportunities from February through July 2026, followed by Texas (HHSC, TDCJ, City of Edinburg), Oregon (Department of Corrections), and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport). Representative recent opportunities include Tattnall County Board of Education's sealed bid for School Nutrition Program food products (due July 22, 2026, IFB), Houston County School District's direct-delivery food, paper, and chemical bid (ITB 27-001, due April 17, 2026, approximately $14 million annually), and Texas HHSC's supplemental food and consumables procurement for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (IFB HHS0016792, extended due date February 23, 2026, maximum potential value $4.5 million over three years). The code shows no stand-alone olive procurement activity; buyers are aggregating food categories under single solicitations where preserved items like olives compete for inclusion alongside fresh produce, proteins, and staples.