UNSPSC 50332904: Dried organic fardh dates

The variety of organic dates known as organic fardh dates that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50332904 Dried organic fardh dates is a Commodity code that does not reflect recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope specifies a single dried-date product, but the recent opportunities tagged under this code document a much broader range of food service procurement spanning fresh produce, proteins, dairy, grains, and prepared foods for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state food service operations across multiple jurisdictions and geographic regions. The issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, and Douglas County School System in Georgia), a municipal government (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut), state agencies (State of Georgia and Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and a county correctional facility (County of Santa Clara, California). The mismatch between the code name and the actual procurement scope suggests either broad classification error or that the code is used as a catch-all for miscellaneous food commodities that do not fit narrower categories.

Recent opportunities center on school nutrition contracts dominating the activity. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with bids due June 26, 2026, while City of Bridgeport, Connecticut issued an IFB for 115 line items of eggs, poultry, cheese, beef, and produce with the same due date. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Texas Comptroller Statewide Procurement Division, issued an IFB (304T-26-300CF) for approximately 382 food items with bids due May 4, 2026 (extended from April 21). Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) solicited a Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323) with bids due April 27, 2026, and Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) solicited over 900 grocery line items due April 29, 2026. Activity concentrates in Georgia, with additional procurement from Texas, Virginia, Missouri, Connecticut, and California. The code shows no activity relevant to its stated commodity—dried organic fardh dates do not appear in any of the recent solicitations, which focus instead on the full spectrum of school and institutional food service provisioning.