UNSPSC 50327037: Dried tamarindo

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

UNSPSC 50327037 Dried tamarindo is a Commodity code that covers preserved and packaged dried fruit products procured by state and local governments primarily for school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing dried fruits—raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit blends, prunes, and mixed dried fruit items—as components of broader food service contracts or as standalone line items within multi-category grocery and produce buys. The code sits at the intersection of specialty produce sourcing and food service supply, where dried fruits typically appear alongside fresh produce, proteins, and staple grocery items in school lunch and detention facility meal planning. Issuing bodies include school districts (from small rural systems to large urban districts), state correctional departments, county sheriff's offices, and state procurement divisions acting on behalf of educational and public-safety agencies. School nutrition programs dominate the recent activity, with dried fruits appearing as nutrition-focused snack and ingredient items subject to strict USDA compliance, Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products), and specific nutritional limits on calories, added sugars, and fat content.

Recent activity spans multiple states with concentrations in Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, Missouri, Virginia, and California. Representative solicitations include the County of Santa Clara, California's ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 (posted January 28, 2026, due February 5, 2026) for dried raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans for Elmwood Correctional Facility, with a five-year term and local business preference; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Bid No. IW236532 (posted April 23, 2026, due February 20, 2026) for whole pitted dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality with minimum order of 1,400 boxes; and the Rockwood R-VI School District Child Nutrition Services in Missouri's 2026-2027 grocery procurement (posted March 31, 2026, due April 29, 2026), which spans over 900 line items including dried fruits as part of a comprehensive school meals contract. Hancock County Schools in Georgia (posted June 10, 2026, due June 26, 2026) and Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia (posted March 30, 2026, due April 29, 2026) both issued IFBs for annual food contracts with 400+ line items covering produce and dried fruit components. Most contracts run twelve-month terms (July 1 through June 30 in school year cycles) with firm fixed pricing, FOB Destination delivery terms, Buy American compliance mandates, and USDA grade or nutritional certification requirements. Set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises do not appear in recent solicitations under this code, though some jurisdictions apply local business preferences or MBE/CBE certifications as evaluation factors.