UNSPSC 50335900: Dried organic pomegranates

A thick-skinned several-celled reddish berry that is about the size of an orange and has many seeds with pulpy crimson arils of tart flavor that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50335900 Dried organic pomegranates, a Class code, does not reflect meaningful recent activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally describes dried, organically grown pomegranates supplied whole or in processed form, yet the recent solicitation activity tagged to this code—overwhelmingly school nutrition, correctional facility food service, and district-wide commodity procurement—centers on fresh produce, staple groceries, proteins, dairy, and miscellaneous dried fruits and nuts, not pomegranate products specifically. Only one of thirteen recent opportunities directly mentions pomegranates by name, and that was a tangential reference within a broader fresh produce solicitation. The issuing bodies consist primarily of school districts (Hancock County Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Douglas County School System, and Rockwood R-VI School District), a county correctional facility (Santa Clara County Sheriff), a state education agency (Georgia), and a state correctional agency (Texas Department of Criminal Justice). These entities procure through IFB, RFP, and ITB notice types with response dates ranging from February through June 2026.

Geographic concentration appears in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in California, Connecticut, Missouri, and Virginia. Recent representative opportunities include Hancock County Schools' fresh produce IFB (due June 26, 2026) spanning over 200 line items across apple varieties, berries, cruciferous vegetables, and melons with no pomegranate line items; Santa Clara County's dried fruits and nuts ITB (due February 5, 2026) for raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans to support the Elmwood Correctional Facility; and Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026) covering approximately 72 produce items with an estimated $4.4 million Area One spend and no pomegranate specification. The code shows minimal product-specific procurement signal and does not warrant active pursuit absent a discrete opportunity explicitly naming dried organic pomegranates.