UNSPSC 50307238: Ceylon Olive

The Ceylon Olive (Elaeocarpus serratus L.; family Elaeocarpaceae) also known as the Veralu or veralakkai is a tropical fruit found in the Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China and South East Asia. It is an ornamental medium sized tree indigenous to Sri Lanka, producing smooth, ovoid green fruits. The fruit has nutritive and medicinal values.

UNSPSC 50307238 Ceylon Olive, a Commodity code, is not actively reflected in recent state and local procurement solicitations; the opportunities tagged under this code involve food products for school nutrition programs, institutional feeding, and municipal grocery markets, but none specifically reference olive products or condiments resembling the code's nominal scope. School districts and state agencies in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, and Connecticut are soliciting widely across food service categories—proteins, dairy, produce, grains, beverages, and consumables—but the tagged opportunities show no demand for olives or olive-based products. The disconnect between the code's narrow commodity name and the broad food-supply solicitations suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or minimal procurement activity for this specific item.

The most recent opportunities span school districts (Tattnall County and Candler County Boards of Education in Georgia, Effingham County Schools, Colquitt County Schools, Richmond County Schools, Houston County Schools in Georgia, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, and Douglas County Schools in Georgia), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Georgia, Oregon Department of Corrections), and special-purpose entities (Invest Atlanta). Activity clusters heavily in Georgia through multiple school-district food bids (Tattnall County IFB due July 22, 2026; Candler County due June 12, 2026; Effingham County due June 1, 2026; Colquitt County due June 8, 2026; Houston County due April 17 and April 16, 2026; and Douglas County RFPs). Texas shows institutional and CACFP procurement (City of Edinburg CACFP RFP due August 4, 2026; HHSC statewide food IFB; TDCJ cafeteria products IFB due May 4, 2026). Oregon Department of Corrections issued three pickle and relish ITBs (March and earlier 2026), and Connecticut's Bridgeport schools conducted a grocery-items IFB due June 30, 2026. If pursuing olive-specific business, this code appears dormant relative to broader food-service activity—vendors should verify actual code assignment with issuing bodies before bid preparation.