UNSPSC 50307625: Dried cured non-heat sterilized ponentine olives

The variety of olives known as ponentine olives that have been dried cured non-heat sterilized for preservation.

UNSPSC 50307625 Dried cured non-heat sterilized ponentine olives is a Commodity code, yet the recent state and local opportunities posted under it do not reflect dried olives or ponentine varieties at all. Instead, the code has captured a mix of fresh produce, cafeteria food products, and dried fruit solicitations from school districts, municipalities, and state corrections departments. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited suggests either tagging error or category drift; pursue this code only if your firm supplies fresh produce, standardized food commodities, or dried fruit to institutional food-service operators, as those are the services state and local governments are actually buying under it today.

School districts and corrections departments dominate recent activity. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted an IFB in June 2026 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items—apples, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, melons, and specialty fruits—for delivery to three school sites over the 2026–27 school year. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities including eggs, poultry, cheese, beef, and fruit and vegetable products for the Board of Education Nutrition Center via IFB due June 26, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued an IFB in May 2026 (response deadline extended to May 4, 2026) for cafeteria food products—proteins, frozen entrees, dairy, grains, and canned and fresh vegetables—across multiple TDCJ warehouse locations in Texas. Georgia's State Comptroller of Public Accounts posted a broader food, supplies, and other kitchen products bid in May 2026 due June 22, 2026. The code also picked up a TDCJ procurement for dried prunes (bid due February 20, 2026). Activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut; all recent solicitations require compliance with the Buy American provision (51 percent domestic content for processed products) and USDA grade or quality standards.