UNSPSC 50326008: Dried wainwright pomelo

The variety of pomelos known as wainwright pomelo that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50326008 Dried wainwright pomelo is a Commodity code that encompasses specialty dried fruit products procured by state and local educational and correctional institutions. Recent state and local solicitations show minimal direct activity under this specific code; the opportunities posted do not isolate dried pomelo as a line item. However, the source records identify a broader pattern: school districts, county corrections departments, and state agencies are actively procuring dried fruits as component items within larger food service contracts. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, for example, solicited whole pitted dried prunes (IFB No. IW236532, due February 20, 2026); the County of Santa Clara, California, issued an ITB for dried raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit mixes for its correctional facility food services (ITB-PRC-FY26-0617, due February 5, 2026). These solicitations reflect demand for shelf-stable, nutrient-dense dried fruit products that meet USDA nutritional standards, food safety certification requirements, and compliance with state and federal regulations governing institutional food procurement. Dried pomelo, as a specialty citrus product, would compete in this narrow but defined category alongside other dried fruits packaged for institutional meal service or snack programs.

Issuing bodies under this code span state departments (Texas TDCJ), county corrections and public health authorities (Santa Clara County), school districts (primary demand driver), and independent state agencies managing institutional food services. The geographic spread reflects activity concentrated in Texas, California, and Georgia, with additional opportunities in other states where correctional facilities and large school districts manage centralized food procurement. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas TDCJ dried prunes contract (2,500 total line items across 382 items in the broader cafeteria food IFB; response due May 4, 2026) and Santa Clara County's dried fruits and nuts ITB for the Elmwood Correctional Facility (five line items of dried fruits; response due February 5, 2026). Both opportunities required vendors to meet strict nutritional and packaging specifications, submit samples, maintain dedicated inventory, and deliver on firm fixed-price, FOB-destination terms. The code shows limited standalone activity; dried pomelo would likely be pursued as a secondary line item within multi-category grocery or specialty produce RFPs rather than as a standalone procurement opportunity.