UNSPSC 50322602: Dried fingered citrons

The variety of citrons known as fingered citrons that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50322602 Dried fingered citrons, a Commodity code, encompasses dried citrus products procured by state and local school nutrition programs and correctional facilities to supply meal preparation operations. State and local governments buy these items as components of larger fresh and processed produce contracts for institutional food service, where they appear alongside fresh citrus, other dried fruits, and seasonal produce in mixed-commodity solicitations. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code are primarily school districts and state corrections departments; school nutrition programs appear most frequently, with recent opportunities from individual school boards and state education systems seeking produce suppliers under Buy American requirements mandating at least 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed items.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. The Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB for fresh produce including citrus fruits for the 2026–27 school year, due June 26, 2026, covering delivery to three school sites. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases posted an IFB for commodities to supply the Board of Education Nutrition Center, also due June 26, 2026, spanning 115 line items across protein, dairy, and produce categories with MBE/CBE applicability under local ordinance. The State of Georgia posted a solicitation for food, supplies, and other kitchen products due June 22, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across multiple warehouse locations, extended to May 4, 2026, covering approximately 382 line items; an earlier TDCJ solicitation (Bid No. IW236532) targeted whole, pitted, dried prunes for the Corpus Christi location, due February 20, 2026. Dried citrons do not appear as a standalone line item in any recent posting; the code likely captures occasional institutional orders of specialty dried citrus when included in broader fresh-and-processed-produce contracts.