UNSPSC 50325902: Dried granada pomegranates

The variety of pomegranates known as granada pomegranates that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50325902 Dried Granada Pomegranates is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure dried fruit products—including dried pomegranates, prunes, raisins, cranberries, and mixed dried fruit blends—primarily for school nutrition programs and correctional facility food services. Recent solicitations show this code captures dried fruit line items within broader fresh and processed produce procurement vehicles. The issuing bodies are school districts (elementary through high school nutrition services), county boards of education, state departments of criminal justice, and county sheriff departments operating correctional facilities. School nutrition programs dominate the activity, driven by USDA National School Lunch and Breakfast Program requirements and Buy American provisions mandating domestic or domestically processed agricultural commodities with at least 51 percent domestic content for processed products.

Activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, California, Connecticut, and Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include the Hancock County Schools Nutrition Fresh Produce SY27 (IFB #SN002-2027, sealed bids due June 26, 2026) spanning over 200 fresh and specialty produce line items for three school delivery locations; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Cafeteria Food Products (IFB 304T-26-300CF, extended due date May 4, 2026) encompassing approximately 382 food line items across five Texas warehouse distribution points; the County of Santa Clara dried fruits and nuts procurement (ITB-PRC-FY26-0617, bids due February 5, 2026) for the Sheriff's Department Correction Food Services requesting raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans on a five-year contract; and the Douglas County School System Food Supply and Distribution RFP (RFP 26-003, proposals due February 18, 2026) for a main-line distributor supplying approximately 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately nine million dollars. Most school district solicitations require firm fixed pricing for 12-month periods with Buy American compliance, HACCP food safety plans, USDA grade certifications, and delivery to multiple school sites on Monday-through-Friday schedules.