UNSPSC 50322901: Dried asharasi dates

The variety of dates known as asharasi dates that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50322901 Dried asharasi dates is a Commodity code covering dried date products procured by state and local agencies for food service operations. In practice, state and local governments buy dried dates as part of broader food commodity procurement for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and other institutional food service operations. The recent opportunities show that dried dates are solicited alongside broader produce and commodity offerings rather than as standalone line items; they appear within comprehensive fresh produce or food products catalogs spanning hundreds of line items that also include proteins, vegetables, fruits, grains, and processed foods. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state correctional and criminal justice agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and state procurement divisions acting on behalf of multiple state agencies (Georgia Department of Education, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts).

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Southwest, with active solicitations from Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas in the May–June 2026 window. Hancock County Schools Nutrition issued an IFB for fresh produce for the 2026–27 school year with a response due date of June 26, 2026, spanning over 200 line items of fresh produce delivered to three school sites under Buy American requirements. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases issued an IFB for 115 commodity line items (including eggs, poultry, cheese, beef, and fruit and vegetable products) due June 26, 2026, also requiring Buy American compliance and MBE/CBE certification eligibility. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued an IFB (No. 304T-26-300CF) for approximately 382 cafeteria food product line items across multiple warehouses, with responses originally due April 21, 2026, extended via Addendum No. 2 to May 4, 2026. These school district and correctional-facility solicitations emphasize domestic sourcing compliance, HACCP and USDA certifications, firm fixed pricing, and multi-site delivery logistics.