UNSPSC 50325906: Dried pinkhan pomegranates

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

UNSPSC 50325906 Dried pinkhan pomegranates is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure dried fruit products, most commonly as part of broader school nutrition and institutional food service programs. Recent solicitations show that school districts and corrections departments are buying dried fruit — including prunes, pomegranates, and other shelf-stable produce — alongside fresh and frozen food items to meet meal-service demand. The buying pattern reflects institutional food procurement rather than retail or specialty distribution; issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state corrections departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and state food-service procurement offices (State of Georgia).

Recent activity spans Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF in May 2026 for cafeteria food products spanning approximately 382 line items across five geographic warehouse areas, with responses due May 4, 2026, and a contract term extending through August 31, 2027 with optional renewals. The same agency issued a separate bid (IW236532) for whole, pitted, dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality, 60–70 count size, packed 25 pounds per box with a minimum order of 1,400 boxes for Delivery Area 1, with bid opening originally February 18, 2026, moved via Amendment No. 1 to February 20, 2026. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia posted IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce covering over 200 line items with responses due June 26, 2026, for school-year 2026–27 delivery to three school locations. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut solicited commodities for the Board of Education Nutrition Center (IFB BNB053266) with responses due June 26, 2026, covering 115 line items across eggs, poultry, cheese, beef, and fruit and vegetable products, with contract term through June 30, 2027. Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed products apply across all school nutrition solicitations.