UNSPSC 50325503: Dried chapote/black persimmon

The variety of persimmons known as chapote/black persimmon that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50325503 Dried chapote/black persimmon is a Commodity code that covers dried specialty fruit products procured by state and local school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and other institutional food services. Recent state and local solicitations under this code do not show direct procurement of dried chapote or black persimmon; instead, school districts and county nutrition departments are soliciting dried fruits more broadly—including dried raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit mixes—as components of institutional meal service contracts. The code sits within a much larger ecosystem of school nutrition procurement, where dried fruits function as shelf-stable supplements to fresh produce and main entrees rather than standalone line items. School districts, county boards of education, and correctional agencies dominate the issuing-body mix, with Georgia and California jurisdictions showing the most recent activity.

Recent opportunities confirm the scope: the County of Santa Clara, California issued ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 for dried fruits and nuts (including raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit mix) for its Sheriff's Department correctional facility, due February 5, 2026, with a five-year contract term and annual delivery volumes in the thousands of cases. The Douglas County School System in Georgia issued RFP 26-003 for comprehensive food supply and distribution covering approximately $9 million in annual expenditure across 32 schools, with sealed proposals due February 18, 2026. Hancock County Schools in Georgia solicited fresh produce under IFB #SN002-2027 with over 200 line items (due June 26, 2026), and Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia issued IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 with weekly deliveries to 45 schools plus distribution centers (due April 27, 2026). These solicitations typically enforce Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic content for processed products, mandate HACCP and food safety certifications, require firm fixed pricing for the contract term, and award on a lowest-responsive-responsible-bidder or line-item basis to single or multiple vendors. No recent opportunities in the source specifically name dried chapote or black persimmon as a discrete procurement line.