UNSPSC 50324300: Dried loquats

The type of fruit known as loquats that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50324300 Dried loquats is a Class code that encompasses dried fruit products procured primarily by school districts and state correctional and institutional food service operations. Recent state and local solicitations under this code reveal that issuing bodies are purchasing dried fruit as component commodities within broader school nutrition and institutional cafeteria food contracts rather than as standalone items. The Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, the City of Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice all recently solicited food commodity packages that include dried fruit alongside fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and other meal components. School districts and state institutional buyers are the primary issuing bodies, with contracts typically running twelve months through the following June and specifying Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic content thresholds for processed products. Vendors must meet HACCP, USDA compliance, and food safety certification requirements, maintain comprehensive liability insurance, and commit to firm fixed pricing for the contract term with advance notice protocols for major market adjustments.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Southwest, with Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas representing the most visible buyers. Hancock County Schools issued IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce with delivery through June 2027, due June 26, 2026, spanning over 200 line items across multiple fruit and vegetable categories for three school delivery sites. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities via IFB BNB053266 with electronic submissions due June 26, 2026, covering 115 line items including fruit and vegetable products for the Board of Education Nutrition Center. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five geographic areas, originally due April 21, 2026 and extended to May 4, 2026, encompassing approximately 382 line items with FOB Destination delivery to six TDCJ warehouse locations. TDCJ also separately procured whole pitted dried prunes (Bid No. IW236532) in U.S. Grade B quality at 1,400-box minimum quantity for the Corpus location. These solicitations indicate dried fruit procurement is embedded within larger institutional food supply chains rather than isolated as a specialty commodity.