UNSPSC 50322906: Dried halawi/halawy dates

The variety of dates known as halawi/halawy dates that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50322906 Dried halawi/halawy dates is a Commodity code. State and local governments buy dried fruit products under this code, though the recent solicitations show minimal direct activity tied specifically to halawi dates and much broader dried-fruit and dried-fruit-nut procurement patterns instead. The school nutrition programs, county correctional facilities, and state procurement offices that appear in the recent opportunities are acquiring mixed dried fruits (raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mixes, prunes) and nuts as components of broader food-service contracts rather than halawi dates as a line item. Where dried fruits appear as discrete solicitation categories, they reflect commodity sourcing for institutional food service—correctional facilities, school lunch programs, and state-agency kitchens—where nutrition standards, case packaging, shelf-life requirements, and USDA compliance drive specification. The mix of issuing bodies spans school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Douglas County School System in Georgia), county correctional facilities (Santa Clara County, California), state nutrition programs (State of Georgia), and state correctional agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice). School nutrition programs dominate the recent activity, with multiple districts soliciting fresh and dried fruits as part of annual contracts running through June 30, 2027.

Georgia and Texas drive the most recent activity, with Georgia school districts issuing multiple fresh-produce and food-supply RFPs and IFBs between January and June 2026, while Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts procured cafeteria food products and prunes on an IFB basis with response dates in May 2026. Representative opportunities include Santa Clara County's ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 for dried fruits and nuts (including dried raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit mix) with bid due February 5, 2026, and Texas Department of Criminal Justice Bid No. IW236532 for whole pitted dried prunes (U.S. Grade B, 60-70 count) with response due February 20, 2026. Neither solicitation references halawi dates specifically, and the code shows little direct procurement signal for that product type in state and local markets as of mid-2026.