UNSPSC 50317231: Organic spanish style olives

This variety is for the Organic variety of Spanish Style Olives. Organic Spanish Style Olives are imported into the United States and filed through CBP. AMS USDA regulates olives; however, Organic Spanish Style Olives must have its on UNSPSC to show they are not subject to 8e import requirements.

UNSPSC 50317231 Organic spanish style olives is a Commodity code covering pickled and brined vegetable products that state and local governments procure as components of institutional food service — cafeteria meals, nutrition programs, and prisoner dietary operations. Recent solicitations show this code appearing tangentially in broad food procurement; the Oregon Department of Corrections has issued repeated invitations for pickle relish and sliced dill pickles as standalone commodities, and school districts across Georgia and other states are procuring such items embedded within comprehensive food and grocery bids that span proteins, produce, dairy, and prepared foods. The issuing bodies are predominantly school boards (Tattnall County, Candler County, Colquitt County, Effingham County, Richmond County, Lamar County, Dougherty County, Houston County, and Douglas County in Georgia; the Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state agencies (Texas HHSC and DSHS for state hospitals and supported living centers, Oregon Department of Corrections, and the State of Georgia), and municipal purchasing offices. School districts dominate the activity, supported by intermittent state-level buys and correctional system procurement.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia, where school nutrition procurement activity has accelerated through spring and summer 2026; Texas shows significant activity through state health and human services and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; Oregon correctional procurement and Connecticut school purchasing round out recent solicitation activity. Representative recent opportunities include the Houston County School District's direct-delivery and warehouse-delivery food procurement (ITB 27-001 and ITB 27-002, due April 17 and April 16, 2026, respectively, encompassing approximately 350,000 cases annually valued near $14 million), the Candler County Board of Education's Food, Paper, and Chemical Bid for School Year 2027 (sealed bids due June 12, 2026), the Texas HHSC supplemental food procurement for state hospitals statewide (IFB HHS0016792, maximum potential value $4.5 million over three years, due date extended to February 23, 2026), and the Bridgeport Board of Education's comprehensive grocery procurement supporting the National School Lunch Program (electronic bids due June 30, 2026, with over 1,100 line items and Buy American requirement of 51 percent domestic agricultural content). Most school board solicitations weight cost at 30 to 60 percent of evaluation criteria, require compliance with USDA nutrition standards and whole grain specifications, mandate Buy American domestic-content minimums, and specify weekly or more frequent deliveries with Monday-through-Friday warehouse or school-site service windows.