UNSPSC 50324000: Dried kumquats

Any of several small yellow to orange citrus fruits with sweet spongy rind and somewhat acid pulp that are used chiefly for preserves produced by a tree or shrub (genus fortunella) of the rue family that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50324000 Dried kumquats is a Class code that encompasses fresh and processed produce procured by state and local school nutrition programs, corrections departments, and other institutional food-service operations. Recent solicitations under this code reveal that state and local buyers are acquiring fresh produce—including apples, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, melons, citrus, leafy greens, peppers, tomatoes, and specialty items—as well as processed and dried fruits such as prunes. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with the Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut both soliciting produce and food commodities; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice also appears as a significant buyer of cafeteria and institutional food products. All recent solicitations enforce Buy American provisions requiring a minimum of 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products, and several include MBE/CBE certification requirements or preferences under local ordinance.

Geographic activity centers on Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas, with the State of Georgia also posting solicitations for food supplies and kitchen products. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Schools Nutrition Fresh Produce SY27 (Hancock County Board of Education, IFB #SN002-2027, bid due June 26, 2026 at 12:00 p.m., with delivery to three school locations and a contract period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027); COMMODITIES (City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases, electronic submission due June 26, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., supplying 115 line items to the Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center through June 30, 2027); and Cafeteria Food Products (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division on behalf of TDCJ, IFB No. 304T-26-300CF, response due May 4, 2026, covering approximately 382 line items to six TDCJ distribution points). Vendors responding to these opportunities must provide HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, USDA compliance certification, nutritional analyses, and commercial general liability insurance; most contracts run through mid-2027 with options to extend.