UNSPSC 50322802: Dried waxy currants

The variety of currants known as waxy currants that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50322802 Dried waxy currants, a Commodity code, encompasses dried fruit products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service operations, particularly school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. Recent solicitations show that school districts and state agencies are buying dried fruits as components of broader commodity food packages rather than as standalone line items. The Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB and the City of Bridgeport's nutrition center commodity bids both include fruit products within multi-category procurement scopes; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has solicited dried prunes as a discrete commodity. Issuing bodies include independent school districts, city boards of education, state procurement offices, and state criminal justice agencies. School nutrition programs appear to be the primary buyers, with purchasing driven by the USDA Buy American provision requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. The Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB for fresh produce spanning July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 with bids due June 26, 2026; the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut) requested commodity bids for the nutrition center due June 26, 2026 through June 30, 2027; the State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and kitchen products solicitation due June 22, 2026; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products due May 4, 2026 covering six distribution points across Texas, with an initial contract term through August 31, 2027 and two optional one-year renewals. The TDCJ also previously solicited whole, pitted dried prunes (Bid No. IW236532) for delivery to a Corpus location. All school nutrition solicitations incorporate HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, debarment verification, and compliance certifications as baseline requirements.