UNSPSC 50325907: Dried purple velvet pomegranates

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

UNSPSC 50325907 Dried purple velvet pomegranates is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local contract opportunities on file show no purchases of dried pomegranates under this code. School districts, county education boards, and state correctional facilities have solicited bids for dried fruits and nuts under related commodity codes—including dried raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit blends, and dried prunes—but no agency has posted a recent procurement specifically for dried purple velvet pomegranates. The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office sourced dried raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit mix through ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 (due February 5, 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice procured whole pitted dried prunes under Bid IW236532 (due February 20, 2026), demonstrating demand for dried fruits in institutional food service. However, neither procurement nor any other recent opportunity in the dataset targets this specific pomegranate variety.

The absence of recent activity under this code does not necessarily signal lack of demand; state and local food service buyers may tag dried-fruit procurements under broader commodity or family-level codes rather than narrow commodity specifications. Agencies sourcing dried fruits for school nutrition programs and correctional facilities are active buyers, but they are currently pursuing standard dried-fruit varieties (raisins, cranberries, prunes, walnut, pecan) rather than specialty items like purple velvet pomegranates. A vendor focused on this commodity should monitor related codes covering general dried fruits, nuts, and specialty produce items, and should track school-district and correctional-system RFPs to identify opportunities where dried pomegranates might fit within a broader produce or specialty-items line.