UNSPSC 50323000: Dried dragonfruit

The type of fruit known as dragonfruit that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50323000 Dried dragonfruit is a Class code that names a single dried fruit commodity, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code focuses broadly on fresh produce, prepared foods, and comprehensive food service supply across school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and district-wide nutrition services rather than dried dragonfruit specifically. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with procurement departments and boards of education from Georgia, Missouri, Virginia, Connecticut, and Texas soliciting food products on an annual or multi-year cycle; Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Santa Clara County also appear as active buyers of food commodities for correctional and detention facility food services. The scope of work encompasses fresh produce (apples, berries, cruciferous vegetables, citrus, leafy greens, peppers, tomatoes, melons), proteins (beef, poultry, fish), dairy, grains, prepared entrees, and specialty items, with Buy American and USDA compliance requirements standard across nearly all solicitations; dried fruit and nuts appear in a small number of recent opportunities (notably Santa Clara County's ITB for dried raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans for correctional food services, and a single Texas TDCJ bid for whole pitted dried prunes). School nutrition procurement is heavily standardized: most IFBs and RFPs require firm fixed pricing for 12-month terms, weekly delivery to multiple school sites within narrow time windows (typically 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday–Friday), HACCP plans, E-Verify compliance, commercial general liability insurance ($1 million or higher), compliance with Buy American Act provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products), and award on a lowest-responsive-bidder or lowest-cost basis, with districts reserving rights to award single or multiple vendors.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Liberty County, Douglas County, Savannah-Chatham, and Hancock County school boards; Santa Clara County, California; Fairfax County, Virginia; Bridgeport, Connecticut; Rockwood School District, Missouri; and Texas (TDCJ with five regional warehouse distribution points and statewide procurement division administration in Austin). Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Schools Nutrition Fresh Produce SY27 (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026, covering 200+ fresh produce line items with delivery to three school locations), City of Bridgeport Connecticut Department of Public Purchases Commodities (IFB due June 26, 2026, for 115 line items including eggs, poultry, cheese, beef, and fruit/vegetable products for the Board of Education Nutrition Center), Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026, requiring minimum 76 items from a school delivery section serving 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens), and Douglas County School System Food Supply and Distribution Services RFP 26-003 (due February 18, 2026, valued at approximately $9 million annually for 32,000 daily meals across 32 schools). The code shows sustained quarterly activity through mid-2026 but little evidence of procurement specifically for dried dragonfruit as a standalone commodity in the recent record.