UNSPSC 50324517: Dried mulgoba mangoes

The variety of mangoes known as mulgoba mangoes that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50324517 Dried mulgoba mangoes, a Commodity code, covers specialty dried fruits procured by state and local educational and correctional institutions for large-scale food service operations. While the code name specifies a single dried mango varietal, state and local buyers in practice solicit dried mangoes as part of broader fresh and processed produce frameworks that include multiple tropical fruits, fresh produce line items, and commodity staples for cafeteria and nutrition center operations. School districts and state correctional agencies represent the primary buying tier; these jurisdictions treat dried tropical fruits as one line item within comprehensive annual nutrition and food service contracts rather than as standalone specialty procurements. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Georgia; Bridgeport Board of Education, Connecticut) and state corrections departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice) that manage nutrition centers or inmate feeding operations. The work entails identifying qualified vendors capable of meeting USDA grade certifications, HACCP protocols or equivalent food safety standards, Buy American domestic content thresholds (minimum 51 percent for processed products), and delivery to multiple fixed locations on firm fixed-price terms over twelve-month contract periods.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items including mangos and papayas as specialty items, due June 26, 2026, with delivery to three school sites across July 2026 through June 2027. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut issued a commodities IFB (BNB053266) on June 2, 2026, including fruit and vegetable products with a June 26, 2026 deadline and MBE/CBE certification requirements under city ordinance. The State of Georgia posted a broad food, supplies, and kitchen products solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009) on May 15, 2026, due June 22, 2026, with full scope in an attached document. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF in May 2026 (extended to May 4, 2026) for approximately 382 food line items across multiple categories and six Texas distribution points. A separate TDCJ procurement (Bid IW236532) for dried prunes closed February 20, 2026, demonstrating that the state also buys dried specialty fruits. Dried mango opportunities appear episodically within these large, consolidated food contracts rather than as dedicated line-item solicitations; pursuit requires capability to meet institutional volume and food safety compliance at scale.