UNSPSC 50322603: Dried fo shoukan citrons

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

UNSPSC 50322603 Dried fo shoukan citrons (Commodity) covers dried citrus products procured by state and local governments for institutional food service, though recent activity under this code shows school nutrition programs and correctional facilities sourcing fresh citrus alongside dried specialty items rather than dried fo shoukan citrons specifically. The scope of work involves supplying fresh and processed fruit products to school lunch programs, state agency cafeterias, and correctional institutional kitchens; representative recent solicitations name citrus fruits as line items within broader fresh produce awards, and dried fruit procurement appears alongside fresh fruit in multi-category commodity bids. Issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state departments (State of Georgia general food supplies, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and municipal purchasing offices acting on behalf of education nutrition centers. The code sees activity primarily from institutional food service buyers rather than retail or consumer-focused procurement.

Recent opportunities span Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. Hancock County Schools Nutrition (Georgia) posted IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, with bids due June 26, 2026, soliciting over 200 line items of fresh produce including citrus fruits for delivery to three school locations across the 2026–27 contract year. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases requested bids for commodities (including fruit and vegetable products) for the Board of Education Nutrition Center, with electronic submissions due June 26, 2026, under MBE/CBE applicability. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026 (extended from April 21 via Addendum No. 2), covering approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products including canned and fresh vegetables and fruits for delivery to six TDCJ distribution points across Texas, with awards by single line-item best value through August 31, 2027, plus two optional one-year renewals. A separate TDCJ procurement (Bid No. IW236532, posted April 23, 2026) specifically solicited dried prunes for the Corpus Christi location with a February 20, 2026 bid opening, indicating niche dried-fruit procurement within state correctional food service.