UNSPSC 50327230: Dried toscanelle olives

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

UNSPSC 50327230 Dried toscanelle olives is a Commodity code representing specialty produce items that state and local governments—particularly school districts and correctional facilities—procure for food service operations. Recent solicitations show school nutrition programs and state prison systems buying dried fruit and specialty vegetable products alongside broader fresh produce and commodity offerings, though the available opportunities do not isolate dried toscanelle olives as a standalone line item. Instead, they appear embedded within larger produce and commodity procurement efforts where schools and institutional food services source multiple specialty dried fruits (including prunes) and fresh vegetables to meet meal program requirements under Buy American provisions mandating at least 51 percent domestic content for processed products. Issuing bodies include school district nutrition departments (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia and Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state corrections systems (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and state procurement divisions acting on behalf of multiple agencies. These buyers emphasize HACCP compliance, firm fixed pricing for multi-year contract terms, 24/7 recall capability, and delivery to multiple institutional locations.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Connecticut based on recent postings, with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and state procurement divisions representing the largest institutional buyers. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Schools Nutrition Fresh Produce SY27 (Hancock County Board of Education, IFB, bid opening June 29, 2026, covering over 200 fresh produce line items with delivery to three school locations through June 30, 2027); the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases commodities solicitation (City of Bridgeport, IFB, due June 26, 2026, 115 line items including fruit and vegetable products for the Board of Education Nutrition Center); the State of Georgia food, supplies, and other kitchen products bid (due June 22, 2026); and the Texas Comptroller's IFB No. 304T-26-300CF on behalf of TDCJ cafeteria food products (approximately 382 line items including canned and fresh vegetables and fruits, response extended to May 4, 2026, with delivery to six TDCJ warehouse locations through August 31, 2027 plus two optional renewal years). A separate TDCJ dried prunes solicitation (IFB No. IW236532, due February 20, 2026) demonstrates institutional procurement of specialty dried fruits meeting U.S. Grade B standards for correctional food service.