UNSPSC 50322914: Dried neghal dates

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

UNSPSC 50322914 Dried neghal dates (Commodity) addresses dried fruit products for institutional food service, though recent state and local solicitations show the code sees minimal direct activity aligned to the specific dried-date commodity. School districts and state correctional departments are the primary institutional buyers under related dried-fruit and food-supply codes, procuring through IFBs for multi-year food-service contracts. When the code does surface in state and local procurement, the work centers on bulk dried fruits meeting USDA grade standards and delivered to institutional kitchens and distribution centers on firm, all-inclusive pricing with Buy American compliance requirements and HACCP or food-safety certification mandates. Issuing bodies include school boards (Hancock County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education), state agencies (Georgia Department of Education, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and municipal purchasing offices. School nutrition programs dominate recent activity, with contracts typically running through June 30 of the following fiscal year and awards made to single or multiple vendors based on lowest-responsive-and-responsible-bidder or best-value criteria.

Geographic activity centers on Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Connecticut. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued a broad cafeteria food products IFB (304T26300CF) due May 4, 2026, covering 382 line items including dried fruits and specialty items for delivery to six TDCJ warehouse locations across the state; the State of Georgia posted a food-supplies solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009) due June 22, 2026. Hancock County Board of Education (Sparta, Georgia) solicited fresh and specialty produce under IFB #SN002-2027 due June 26, 2026, encompassing over 200 line items including specialty dried fruits such as kiwis, mangos, and papayas for the 2026–27 school year. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases requested commodity bids (BNB053266) due June 26, 2026, for the Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center spanning 115 line items. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice also posted a separate, narrower solicitation (IW236532) for whole pitted dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality, 60–70 count size, with a minimum order of 1,400 boxes to the Corpus location, though that notice showed a February 20, 2026 due date predating recent posting.