UNSPSC 50326904: Dried oratia red tamarillo

The variety of tamarillo known as oratia red tamarillo that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50326904 Dried oratia red tamarillo is a Commodity code that nominally describes a single specialty fruit product, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it reflect school nutrition procurement with far broader scope. Hancock County Schools in Georgia and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut are both soliciting fresh and processed produce under education meal programs, while the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Georgia state procurement are buying food products spanning proteins, dairy, grains, and canned goods for correctional and institutional feeding. The code appears to function as a catch-all for produce and commodity food line items within larger nutrition supply contracts rather than as a precise match to dried tamarillo. Issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education), state agencies (Georgia, Texas Comptroller on behalf of TDCJ), and criminal justice departments. Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products) and compliance with USDA grade standards are consistent across most solicitations. Vendors must provide HACCP or food safety documentation, proof of debarment clearance, and commercial general liability insurance; some jurisdictions require MBE/CBE or state-specific certifications.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas. Hancock County Schools (Sparta, Georgia) posted an IFB on June 10, 2026, with bids due June 26, 2026, for over 200 fresh produce line items (apples, berries, vegetables, citrus, specialty fruits) for delivery to three school sites during the 2026–27 contract year. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut posted a commodities IFB on June 2, 2026, with bids due June 26, 2026, for 115 line items spanning eggs, poultry, cheese, beef, and fruit and vegetable products delivered to the Thomas E. Carroll Nutrition Center. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued an IFB on May 4, 2026 (extended via addendum from April 21 to May 4, 2026) for approximately 382 cafeteria food line items (proteins, dairy, grains, produce, condiments) with delivery to six TDCJ warehouse locations; contract term runs through August 31, 2027, with two optional one-year renewals. Georgia's state-level food and kitchen products solicitation posted May 15, 2026, with bids due June 22, 2026, but the full scope is contained in an attached document. A separate TDCJ dried prunes solicitation (Bid No. IW236532) with a February 20, 2026 due date closed before the analysis period.