UNSPSC 50334104: Dried organic escondido lemons

The variety of organic lemons known as organic escondido lemons that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50334104 Dried organic escondido lemons is a Commodity code that encompasses dried citrus fruits procured by state and local governments for institutional food service, particularly school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. State and local buyers soliciting under this code include school districts, state education departments, state correctional agencies, and municipal boards of education. The work involves sourcing dried citrus products to meet USDA grade and food safety standards, including HACCP compliance, nutritional labeling, and Buy American requirements mandating minimum domestic content in processed fruit products. Recent opportunities show school districts and state agencies purchasing dried fruits as components of larger fresh and processed produce contracts rather than as standalone dried-citrus-only line items, suggesting the code captures a narrow product subset within broader institutional food sourcing activities.

Activity under the code appears light in recent postings. The most directly relevant recent opportunity is the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB No. 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products (due May 4, 2026), which encompassed approximately 382 line items across multiple food categories but the available summary does not specify dried citrus as a line item. The Hancock County Board of Education IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce (due June 26, 2026, posted June 10, 2026) and the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases commodities bid (due June 26, 2026, posted June 2, 2026) both covered fresh and processed fruit lines but the source does not break out dried organic lemons as a distinct line item. Georgia's statewide food supplies solicitation (due June 22, 2026) references an attached document not fully detailed in the source material. Geographic activity is concentrated in Texas, Georgia, and Connecticut based on recent postings, with school nutrition programs and correctional facilities as primary buyer types.