UNSPSC 50327004: Dried baobab

The type of fruit known as baobab that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50327004 Dried baobab (Commodity) shows minimal recent activity aligned with the code's nominal scope. State and local procurement under this code focuses on fresh and processed food products for school nutrition programs, correctional facility food services, and institutional cafeterias—a far broader portfolio than dried baobab specifically. The single representative opportunity explicitly naming a dried product—Santa Clara County's January 2026 ITB for dried fruits and nuts to supply its county correctional facility—encompasses raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans, with no mention of baobab. School districts and county governments dominate recent solicitations under related food commodity codes, with issuing bodies including Hancock County Schools (Georgia), Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Douglas County School System (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut), the State of Georgia, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. These buyers solicit hundreds of line items spanning fresh produce, proteins, dairy, grains, and prepared foods on annual contracts with firm fixed pricing and weekly delivery requirements.

The geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Virginia, Connecticut, Missouri, and California. Recent opportunities show school nutrition programs as the dominant use case, with procurement cycles aligned to the July–June school year (RFPs and IFBs posted January through June for July start dates). Representative solicitations include Hancock County Schools' June 2026 IFB for fresh produce with a June 26 response deadline; Fairfax County Public Schools' April 2026 IFB for Master Grocery K-12 with 76-item minimum bid thresholds due April 27; and Douglas County School System's February 2026 RFP for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts with $4.4 million Area One and $1.1 million Area Two estimated annual spend. Santa Clara County's January 2026 ITB for dried fruits and nuts (the sole recent solicitation naming dried products) required five line items on an all-or-none basis with February 5 deadline and a five-year contract term. The code itself shows no recent opportunities explicitly requesting dried baobab; procurement activity under the broader food commodity space operates on standardized items (apples, carrots, eggs, raisins, cranberries) with established USDA grades, nutritional certifications, and domestic-sourcing preferences driven by Buy American requirements.