UNSPSC 50307236: Gordal olive

Also known as the "queen olive", the gordal is large, generously-proportioned olive from Andalucia. It has a mild, classic green olive flavor, similar to the ever-popular manzanilla, and a nice meaty texture. Its large size makes it perfect for stuffing: pickled garlic, onion, an anchovy, a slice of roasted pepper, a scoop of soft blue cheese... the only limit is your imagination.

UNSPSC 50307236 Gordal olive is a Commodity code that maps to a broad range of food procurement by state and local governments, but the recent opportunities in the dataset show minimal direct connection to the code's nominal scope. The opportunities tagged under this code predominantly solicit general grocery items, school nutrition program supplies, and food service products for institutional meal programs—categories that include proteins, dairy, produce, frozen items, and consumables far beyond olives or specialty produce. The issuing bodies span state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC, Georgia Department), school districts (Tattnall County, Candler County, Colquitt County, Effingham County, Richmond County in Georgia; Bridgeport in Connecticut), municipal bodies (City of Edinburg, Texas; City of Bridgeport, Connecticut), and specialized entities such as Invest Atlanta and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The code appears to serve as a catch-all for food commodity procurement rather than a narrowly specialized olive supplier category.

Recent opportunities concentrate in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Connecticut and isolated instances in Oregon and Atlanta. Representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017799 for FY27 food service groceries to Mexia State Supported Living Center (bids due August 25, 2026), covering prepared eggs, frozen vegetables, dairy, proteins, and beverages across multiple commodity categories; Tattnall County Board of Education's sealed-bid procurement for school nutrition food products for School Year 2026-2027 (bids due July 22, 2026), specifying produce, proteins, dairy, and grains; and the City of Bridgeport's bid for over 1,100 grocery line items for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department (bids due June 30, 2026), requiring compliance with the Buy American Provision and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act standards. The Oregon Department of Administrative Services posted a smaller opportunity (Solicitation S2910000018089) for pickled vegetables supply (due October 13, 2026), and Invest Atlanta issued a dual-track RFP for food distribution services and municipal market retail operations in Priority Communities (proposals due August 6, 2026). The code shows no recent standalone olive procurement and appears misaligned with typical specialty food sourcing—activity is driven by large institutional food service demand rather than specialty produce distribution.