UNSPSC 50327206: Dried arbequina olives

The variety of olives known as arbequina olives that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50327206 Dried arbequina olives is a Commodity code covering dried olive products procured by state and local school nutrition programs, criminal justice agencies, and other institutional food service operations. State and local governments purchase dried olives as components within broader food-service procurement portfolios—not typically as standalone line items, but embedded in commodity food solicitations that bundle proteins, produce, dairy, grains, condiments, and specialty items to supply cafeterias, nutrition centers, and institutional kitchens. The issuing bodies are school districts, state departments, city education boards, and correctional agencies; these entities solicit food commodities annually or on multi-year contract cycles under IFB and RFQ notice types, often with Buy American compliance requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act).

Recent activity shows solicitations concentrated in Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with delivery through June 30, 2027, though the posted scope emphasizes fresh fruit and vegetables rather than dried olives specifically. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases posted IFB BNB053266 on June 2, 2026, for 115 commodities serving the Board of Education Nutrition Center with a June 26, 2026 response deadline and contract term through June 30, 2027. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026, covering approximately 382 food line items for TDCJ warehouse distribution across five geographic areas, with delivery to six distribution points and contract term through August 31, 2027 (plus two optional renewals). None of the representative recent opportunities explicitly names dried olives as a solicited item; the code shows minimal targeted recent activity and appears misaligned with current state and local school nutrition and corrections procurement priorities.