UNSPSC 50322604: Dried bushakan citrons

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

UNSPSC 50322604 Dried bushakan citrons (Commodity) represents a narrow, specialized food commodity that state and local governments procure almost exclusively through larger food service contracts rather than as standalone line items. The recent solicitation activity shows that dried citron products, when purchased, appear embedded within comprehensive fresh produce, dried fruit, or general food supply solicitations serving school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and other institutional food services. State and local buyers frame dried fruits—including dried citrons—as part of broader procurement strategies that encompass hundreds of line items spanning fresh produce, proteins, grains, and specialty items, rather than as individual commodity purchases. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code span school districts (Hancock County Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System, Rockwood R-VI School District), county governments (Santa Clara County), state agencies (Georgia, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and specialized procurement entities (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut). School districts dominate the recent activity, with nutrition programs driving the bulk of dried-fruit demand.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and surrounding Southeast states, followed by California, Missouri, Connecticut, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the Hancock County Schools Nutrition Fresh Produce solicitation (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026), which encompasses over 200 fresh produce line items with citrus fruits listed among specialty items; the Santa Clara County dried fruits and nuts procurement (ITB-PRC-FY26-0617, due February 5, 2026), which solicited dried raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit blends for correctional facility food services; and the Douglas County School System fresh produce and eggs RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026), serving 30 school districts across Georgia with approximately $5.5 million in annual spending across produce categories. Dried bushakan citrons do not appear as a named line item in any of the recent solicitations reviewed, suggesting the code sees minimal standalone procurement activity at state and local level; when dried citron products are procured, they likely fall within broader dried-fruit categories or specialty-item line items evaluated on a cost-plus basis within larger food service contracts.