UNSPSC 50325603: Dried hilo pineapple

The variety of pineapples known as hilo pineapple that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50325603 Dried hilo pineapple, a Commodity code, represents a narrow specialty produce line that state and local governments procure infrequently and typically only as part of larger fresh or dried fruit solicitations for school nutrition programs, correctional facility food services, and institutional cafeterias. The code does not appear as a standalone procurement driver in recent state and local activity; instead, dried pineapple surfaces occasionally within broader dried-fruit or fresh-produce categories bundled into comprehensive food service contracts. School nutrition programs are the primary issuing bodies acquiring under or near this code, including county boards of education, municipal school districts, and state departments of education buying for K–12 lunch and breakfast programs. Correctional facilities and sheriffs' departments also source dried fruits, including pineapple, as part of inmate food services. The work involves supply of dried tropical fruit products meeting USDA compliance, food safety (HACCP, recall procedures), and nutritional standards, often with Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic content in processed items.

Recent opportunities in the broader dried-fruit and fresh-produce space—where dried pineapple would logically fit—cluster in Georgia, Texas, California, and Missouri. The County of Santa Clara, California issued an ITB for dried fruits and nuts (raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, pecans) due February 5, 2026, on an all-or-none basis for the Department of Correction food services, signaling correctional food procurement as a potential avenue. Georgia school districts dominate the activity: the Liberty County Board of Education solicited over 400 food items including fresh and processed fruits for the 2026–2027 school year via IFB due April 29, 2026; the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System requested 72 fresh produce items (Bid 26-34, due April 23, 2026); and the Douglas County School System issued an RFP for food supply and distribution serving approximately 25,500 students with an estimated $9 million annual expenditure. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued multiple food procurement IFBs, including a prunes solicitation (Bid IW236532, due February 20, 2026) that demonstrates correctional food purchasing as a secondary market. No recent solicitations name dried hilo pineapple explicitly; the code remains dormant in direct procurement activity, and vendors should treat this category as embedded within larger fresh or dried produce aggregations rather than as a standalone opportunity driver.