UNSPSC 50327225: Dried ponentine olives

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

UNSPSC 50327225 Dried ponentine olives is a Commodity code that encompasses dried olives and related preserved olive products procured by state and local education, corrections, and food service agencies. Recent state and local opportunities under this code reveal that school nutrition programs, state corrections departments, and municipal food service operations purchase dried and processed olives as part of broader fresh and preserved produce procurement. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state corrections agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and state procurement divisions acting on behalf of multiple agencies. The work involves sourcing dried olives that meet USDA grade and quality standards, comply with Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic content in processed products, and satisfy food safety and nutritional requirements for institutional meal programs.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. Representative opportunities include Hancock County Schools Nutrition Fresh Produce (IFB, due June 26, 2026), which procures over 200 line items of fresh and specialty produce for the 2026–27 school year with delivery to three school locations; the City of Bridgeport's commodities bid for the Board of Education Nutrition Center (IFB, due June 26, 2026), covering 115 line items of proteins, dairy, and produce with firm fixed pricing through June 30, 2027; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food products bid (IFB 304T-26-300CF, due May 4, 2026), which encompasses approximately 382 line items including specialty items across five Texas geographic areas with FOB Destination pricing and a contract term through August 31, 2027 plus two optional renewals. A separate TDCJ solicitation (Bid No. IW236532, due February 20, 2026) specifically targeted whole pitted dried prunes in 60–70 count size, suggesting that institutional food service procurement under related codes actively pursues preserved fruit and vegetable commodities with defined grade and packaging specifications.