UNSPSC 50325507: Dried hachiya persimmons

The variety of persimmons known as hachiya persimmons that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50325507 Dried hachiya persimmons, a Commodity code, encompasses dried fruit products procured by state and local education and correction agencies for institutional food service. The recent opportunities tagged to this code show significant divergence from the nominal commodity scope — the solicitations span fresh produce, proteins, dairy, grains, and miscellaneous staple items for cafeterias and nutrition centers, with only one opportunity (Texas Department of Criminal Justice Bid No. IW236532) addressing a dried fruit product at all. State and local governments source under this code through school districts, state departments, city education nutrition centers, and correctional facilities, with school meal programs and institutional kitchens as the primary end-use. The work typically involves standing contracts for food service supplies with firm pricing over multi-year terms, delivery to multiple designated sites, compliance with USDA grading and Buy American requirements, HACCP or food-safety certifications, and backup inventory and emergency-delivery capacity.

The recent activity spans Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. Representative opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) soliciting fresh produce for 2026–27 school year under IFB #SN002-2027, with sealed bids due June 26, 2026; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases seeking commodities for the Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center via electronic RFB due June 26, 2026; the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division issuing IFB No. 304T-26-300CF for TDCJ cafeteria food products across five Texas geographic areas, with response extended to May 4, 2026; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing Bid No. IW236532 for whole pitted dried prunes (U.S. Grade B, 60–70 count size) with delivery to a Corpus Christi location and a revised due date of February 20, 2026. The code shows moderate recent activity concentrated in school nutrition and state correctional food service, but the tagging mismatch between the nominal dried-persimmon commodity and the broad fresh-produce and processed-food scope of most listed opportunities suggests indexing challenges in the underlying procurement database rather than sustained dried-fruit demand.