UNSPSC 50324207: Dried persian limes

The variety of limes known as persian limes that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50324207 Dried persian limes is a Commodity-tier code covering dried citrus products and specialty fruit items procured by state and local school districts, state departments, and correctional facilities for food service operations. State and local governments buy under this code primarily as part of broader fresh produce, food staples, and cafeteria commodities solicitations rather than as standalone line items; dried fruits appear alongside fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and pantry staples in multi-category food-service contracts. School nutrition programs and institutional food services represent the primary buying drivers. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia), municipal education departments (City of Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state departments (State of Georgia, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and state-operated cooperative purchasing frameworks. Recent solicitations emphasize Buy American compliance, with minimum 51 percent domestic content requirements for processed products, and HACCP and food-safety certifications as baseline vendor qualifications. School districts typically contract for one school year (July through June) at firm fixed prices.

Recent activity shows moderate volume concentrated in institutional food service across the Southeast and Texas. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, closing June 26, 2026, for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items across the 2026–27 school year, with delivery to three school sites; the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities including fruit and vegetable products via electronic submission (due June 26, 2026) for the Board of Education Nutrition Center through June 30, 2027. The State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and other kitchen products solicitation on May 15, 2026 (due June 22, 2026), and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, procuring for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five geographic areas (extended response deadline May 4, 2026). A separate TDCJ procurement (Bid No. IW236532) for dried prunes closed February 20, 2026, indicating that dried fruit products do appear in correctional-facility food contracts, though dried persian limes specifically do not feature prominently in the recent opportunity sample.