UNSPSC 50322805: Dried red currants

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

UNSPSC 50322805 Dried red currants is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of specialty dried fruits, though recent solicitations under this code show minimal direct activity for currants specifically. School districts, county governments, and corrections agencies that post dried-fruit solicitations typically source multiple dried-fruit categories together—raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit blends, prunes, and nuts—often bundled into broader fresh-produce or cafeteria-staple RFPs rather than isolated line items. When dried fruits do appear as standalone buys, they support school nutrition programs and correctional food services where shelf stability, portion control, and cost consistency drive procurement. The issuing bodies are predominantly K-12 school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Liberty County and Savannah-Chatham County school systems in Georgia), with occasional activity from state corrections agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, County of Santa Clara corrections operations) and state education procurement offices (Georgia).

Recent dried-fruit activity concentrates in Georgia and the broader Southeast, with secondary presence in California, Texas, Missouri, and Virginia. The County of Santa Clara, California issued ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 in January 2026 for dried raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans to supply the Elmwood Correctional Facility, with bids due February 5, 2026 on an all-or-none basis and a five-year contract term at firm Year 1 pricing plus capped annual increases. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued Bid No. IW236532 for whole, pitted, dried prunes (U.S. Grade B, 60-70 count size, 25-pound boxes) with minimum order 1,400 boxes for delivery to its Corpus Christi location, bid opening February 20, 2026. School districts typically incorporate dried fruits into broader grocery or produce solicitations—Rockwood R-VI School District's April 2026 grocery bid encompassed over 900 line items with dried-fruit components; Hancock County Schools Georgia and Liberty County Schools Georgia both solicited multi-hundred-item fresh and processed produce packages in April and March 2026 respectively. Opportunities require Buy American compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed items), USDA grade certification, HACCP documentation, and delivery to multiple school sites or correctional facilities on fixed firm pricing with no fuel surcharges.