UNSPSC 50324104: Dried escondido lemons

The variety of lemons known as escondido lemons that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50324104 Dried escondido lemons (Commodity) represents a highly specialized dried-fruit commodity that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service operations, particularly school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. The code sees limited solicitation activity, with recent opportunities focused on fresh produce and broader food-supply contracts that occasionally include dried fruits within larger meal-service scopes rather than discrete dried-lemon line items. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, followed by state corrections departments and municipal education authorities; these buyers typically source dried fruits as components of meal programs rather than as standalone purchasing categories, often bundled with fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and other kitchen staples under consolidated commodity contracts.

Recent state and local procurement under related UNSPSC categories shows activity concentrated in Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with response due June 26, 2026, covering delivery to three school sites for the 2026–27 school year; the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) posted IFB BNB053266 on June 2, 2026, for commodities to supply its Board of Education Nutrition Center with response due June 26, 2026, encompassing 115 line items including produce categories. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products with response due May 4, 2026, covering approximately 382 food line items across five geographic areas within Texas, and also solicited bid IW236532 for whole, pitted dried prunes (1,400 boxes minimum, U.S. Grade B, 60–70 count) with response due February 20, 2026. Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products appear consistently across school-based solicitations, and all recent opportunities require HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, and comprehensive compliance documentation. The code shows no dedicated recent opportunities for dried escondido lemons specifically; pursuit should focus on broader commodity aggregations where dried fruit is a line item within school nutrition or institutional food-service contracts.