UNSPSC 50325511: Dried sharon fruit persimmon

The variety of persimmons known as sharon fruit persimmon that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50325511 Dried sharon fruit persimmon, a Commodity code, covers dried fruit products that state and local governments procure for school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. The recent solicitations show school districts and state agencies buying dried fruits alongside fresh produce and processed food commodities for cafeteria operations, kitchen supply, and inmate feeding. While the code's nominal name references sharon fruit persimmons specifically, the actual buying activity under this code reflects broader dried-fruit procurement within bundled food-supply contracts where individual line items may span multiple dried fruit types (prunes, dried fruits in general) rather than sharon fruit alone. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), and Texas Department of Criminal Justice appearing as recent buyers. These entities solicit dried fruits and other food products through IFBs with Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed items, and contracts typically run one school or fiscal year with firm pricing and FOB destination delivery terms.

Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut show the most recent activity. Hancock County Board of Education issued IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce including specialty items spanning 200+ line items with sealed bids due June 26, 2026, delivering to three school sites through June 30, 2027. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases requested commodities bids (115 line items including fruit and vegetable products) with electronic submission through OpenGov due June 26, 2026, for the Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center through June 30, 2027. Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products (including canned and fresh fruits) across five geographic distribution areas, with responses extended to May 4, 2026. An earlier TDCJ bid (IW236532) for dried prunes in 60–70 count, Grade B quality, U.S. packed, called for 1,400 boxes minimum to a Corpus Christi location with a revised bid date of February 20, 2026. The State of Georgia issued a broader food, supplies, and other kitchen products solicitation (due June 22, 2026) with scope contained in attached documentation.