UNSPSC 50324909: Dried august red nectarines

The variety of nectarines known as august red nectarines that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50324909 Dried august red nectarines (Commodity) does not reflect the active procurement activity documented in recent state and local solicitations. The code's nominal scope—a specific dried fruit variety—is not matched by the opportunities posted under this classification; instead, school nutrition programs, state departments, correctional facilities, and county governments are soliciting for broad food service categories including fresh produce, groceries, dairy, proteins, and mixed dried fruits and nuts, not nectarines specifically. The issuing bodies span school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, and Douglas County School System in Georgia), state agencies (Georgia Department of Education and Texas Department of Criminal Justice), county governments (Santa Clara County in California), and city procurement offices (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut). These jurisdictions use solicitations—IFB, RFP, RFQ—to establish annual food service contracts with single or multiple vendors on a line-item basis, typically with firm pricing for 12 months and renewal options extending three to five years.

Activity concentrates in Georgia, which hosts seven of the twelve recent opportunities, with additional solicitations in Connecticut, Missouri, Texas, Virginia, and California. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Schools' fresh produce IFB (due June 26, 2026) covering over 200 line items of apples, berries, vegetables, melons, citrus, and specialty items with delivery to three school locations; Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (due April 27, 2026) requiring a minimum 76-item commitment across 45 schools and a warehouse facility; and Santa Clara County's dried fruits and nuts ITB (due February 5, 2026) for raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans to support a correctional facility. The Douglas County School System issued a cooperative RFP for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million combined (due March 4, 2026), and a second RFP for main-line food supply and distribution of $9 million annually for 32 schools (due February 18, 2026). All solicitations require Buy American compliance (typically 51 percent domestic content for processed products), HACCP plans or food safety certifications, and delivery to multiple school or facility locations on firm fixed pricing with freight prepaid. The code shows little targeted activity for nectarines; practitioners pursuing this classification should treat it as low-priority unless client demand for dried stone fruits specifically drives strategy.