UNSPSC 50325609: Dried sugarloaf pineapple

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

UNSPSC 50325609 Dried sugarloaf pineapple, a Commodity code, maps to school nutrition and correctional institution food procurement where state and local governments are buying fresh produce and processed fruit products for cafeteria operations. The recent opportunities block shows school districts and state agencies sourcing commodity produce for food-service operations — fresh pineapple appears alongside apples, berries, peppers, tomatoes, and specialty fruits in school nutrition RFPs, and dried fruit (specifically prunes and pineapple products) in state correctional foodservice solicitations. The work is straightforward: vendors supply fresh and processed produce in bulk case quantities to multiple delivery sites under firm-fixed pricing for contract periods typically running twelve months, with Buy American content requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed items) and HACCP or USDA compliance certifications standard across all issuers.

Issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia, City of Bridgeport Connecticut Board of Education), state agencies (Georgia and Texas state procurement offices), and state correctional systems (Texas Department of Criminal Justice). Recent activity clusters in the South and Southwest — Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas posted opportunities between May and June 2026. Representative solicitations include Hancock County Schools Nutrition IFB SN002-2027 (RFQ for fresh produce with a June 26, 2026 due date covering over 200 line items of apples, berries, root vegetables, and melons for the 2026–27 school year), City of Bridgeport IFB BNB053266 (115 line items of fruit and vegetable products with a June 26, 2026 deadline), and Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB 304T-26-300CF (approximately 382 line items of cafeteria staples and proteins across five geographic areas with extended response due May 4, 2026). TDCJ also posted a separate bid (IW236532) for whole pitted dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality with a February 20, 2026 closing (now past).