UNSPSC 50322909: Dried khalas dates

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

UNSPSC 50322909 Dried khalas dates is a Commodity code that covers the procurement of dried date products for institutional food service, though recent state and local solicitations show limited direct activity targeting this specific commodity. School districts, correctional facilities, and county nutrition programs constitute the primary buying universe, with fresh produce and broad grocery supply contracts dominating institutional food service procurement activity. When dried fruit procurement appears, it typically falls within larger dried-fruits-and-nuts line items or general commodity bundles rather than as standalone khalas-date specifications. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited dried prunes (not khalas dates) under IFB Bid No. IW236532 with a due date of February 20, 2026, calling for U.S. Grade B whole pitted prunes in 60–70 count size; the County of Santa Clara issued ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 in January 2026 for dried fruits and nuts to support detention facilities, specifying dried raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit mix but not khalas dates explicitly. Neither solicitation names khalas dates as a line item.

The geographic spread of recent dried-fruit procurement activity centers on California and Texas, with limited visibility in other regions. School districts in Georgia, Connecticut, Missouri, and Virginia have posted substantial food-service RFPs and IFBs between January and June 2026, but those solicitations target fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and packaged goods rather than specialty dried fruits. The absence of khalas dates from recent institutional food-service specifications—despite broad commodity procurement activity—suggests either low demand within state and local nutrition programs or categorization under broader dried-fruit or commodity codes. Vendors targeting this code should monitor school district and detention-facility nutrition RFPs for embedded dried-fruit line items and assess whether khalas dates compete alongside raisins, prunes, and tropical fruit mixes in institutional purchasing decisions.