UNSPSC 50327224: Dried picholine olives

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

UNSPSC 50327224 Dried picholine olives, a Commodity code, represents products that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition programs and institutional food-service operations. Recent solicitations show that while the code's nominal scope is dried picholine olives specifically, actual procurement activity under this code encompasses a much broader spectrum of fresh and processed food commodities for school meals and correctional facilities, including fresh produce (apples, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, citrus, leafy greens), proteins (beef, poultry, fish), dairy products, grains, and specialty dried fruits. The issuing bodies are school districts, state departments, and state correctional agencies; school nutrition programs—particularly county and city boards of education—dominate the recent-opportunity set as repeat buyers. The Buy American provision requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products appears consistently across school-based solicitations, and MBE/CBE certifications are applicable where state or local ordinance mandates them.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. The Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia posted an IFB for fresh produce across over 200 line items with a June 26, 2026 due date and delivery to three school locations through June 30, 2027. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities including eggs, poultry, cheese, beef, and produce under IFB with a June 26, 2026 deadline and June 30, 2027 contract term. The State of Georgia issued an IFB for food, supplies, and other kitchen products with a June 22, 2026 due date. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, issued an IFB for cafeteria food products spanning approximately 382 line items across proteins, frozen entrees, dairy, grains, and condiments, with delivery to six TDCJ distribution points across Texas and a May 4, 2026 deadline (extended via Addendum No. 2); the initial contract term runs through August 31, 2027 with two optional one-year renewals. School nutrition and correctional-facility food-service contracts typically require firm fixed pricing for the contract term, HACCP or equivalent food-safety documentation, proof of insurance, and E-Verify compliance.