UNSPSC 50330000: Dried organic fruit

The ripened seed-bearing part of a plant when fleshy and edible that has been dried for preservation. To qualify as being dried, the fruit should have been subjected to a commercial process for moisture reduction.

UNSPSC 50330000 Dried organic fruit is a Family code that encompasses whole dried fruits, dried fruit blends, and related products supplied to school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and other institutional food services. State and local procurement under this code centers on the sourcing of shelf-stable dried fruit products—including dried raisins, cranberries, prunes, and tropical fruit mixes—as component items within broader food-service contracts rather than as standalone commodity procurements. The buying universe comprises school districts, state corrections departments, and county corrections facilities across multiple states. School nutrition programs represent the dominant buyer segment, sourcing dried fruits as ingredients for breakfast and lunch menus and as snack components; correctional food services also drive significant volume. The County of Santa Clara (California) and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice both issued recent solicitations naming dried fruits explicitly, though the majority of recent activity places dried fruits within larger food-supply and grocery-item contracts where they appear as one line item among hundreds rather than as the primary commodity.

Recent representative opportunities include the County of Santa Clara's ITB-PRC-FY26-0617, issued January 28, 2026 with bids due February 5, 2026, seeking dried raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans for the Sheriff's Department Correction Food Services at Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas on a five-year contract with firm pricing for Year 1 and capped annual increases thereafter; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Bid No. IW236532, issued April 23, 2026, for whole pitted dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality with a minimum order of 1,400 boxes (originally due February 20, 2026). Most activity appears concentrated in Georgia and Texas school districts—Liberty County Board of Education, Douglas County School System, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Hancock County Schools all posted recent RFPs or IFBs for annual food-service contracts that include dried fruits as line items within broader grocery and produce procurement. No solicitations target dried organic fruit exclusively; the code's practical utility lies in tracking component sourcing within multi-category institutional food-service contracts rather than as a standalone procurement category.