UNSPSC 50342907: Frozen hilali dates

The variety of dates known as hilali dates that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50342907 Frozen hilali dates is a Commodity code that state and local governments buy as specialty produce and dried-fruit components in institutional foodservice procurement, not as standalone specialty items. Recent solicitations show this code applied primarily within broader grocery and food-service contracts for state facilities, school districts, and correctional institutions, where frozen dates appear alongside standard produce, proteins, and pantry staples rather than as a distinct procurement focus. The issuing bodies are predominantly state health and human services departments, school boards of education, and county correctional facilities—jurisdictions that procure food for large institutional populations including state hospital patients, students in child nutrition programs, and incarcerated individuals. School districts dominate the recent activity, with food contracts spanning multiple years and hundreds of line items across breakfast, lunch, and snack programs; state health and human services commissions procure for state-supported living centers and hospitals statewide; and correctional facilities source specialty dried fruits for inmate nutrition. The scope of work under this code encompasses full-line grocery procurement including proteins, produce, dairy, prepared foods, condiments, and disposables, with frozen dates appearing as one product among dozens or hundreds of bidlines within those larger foodservice supply agreements.

Recent opportunities span Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Florida, Connecticut, California, New Jersey, Oregon, and Georgia again, with the highest concentration in Texas and Georgia. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 (FY27 Groceries for Big Spring State Hospital, due July 27, 2026) covering approximately 110 food line items with a prior-year spend baseline of $32,226.36; the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' IFB BNB052266 (Grocery Items for Bridgeport Board of Education Food & Nutrition Services, due June 30, 2026) spanning over 1,100 line items subject to Buy American and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act compliance; and Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce IFB in Georgia (due June 26, 2026) covering over 200 produce line items with firm pricing for the full contract period. The Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri issued CHILDNUTRITIONSERVICESGROCERYITEMS20262027 (due April 29, 2026) for over 900 grocery line items serving approximately 6,900 lunch and 900 breakfast participants daily. Most school contracts run July 1 through June 30 with options to extend or renew for additional years; state institutional contracts typically run September 1 through August 31. Competition is broad and open; no set-asides or preferences for disadvantaged enterprises appear in the recent solicitations reviewed.