UNSPSC 50342916: Frozen zahidi dates

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

UNSPSC 50342916 Frozen zahidi dates is a Commodity code representing a narrow product line, yet state and local governments purchase frozen dates and related frozen fruits through broader grocery and food service procurement cycles rather than as standalone line items. Recent solicitations show frozen fruit products, including potentially date varieties, acquired as components of comprehensive food procurement for institutional food service—school nutrition programs, state hospitals, correctional facilities, and child care centers. The code surfaces in mixed-category grocery bids where frozen specialty items compete alongside mainstream frozen vegetables, berries, and prepared foods. Issuing bodies span school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, City Schools of Decatur in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Henry County Schools in Georgia, Bulloch County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Early County Board of Education in Georgia), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for state hospital and state supported living center food service), county correctional facilities (Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department), and child care and Head Start programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc.). The Texas HHSC, which operates multiple state institutional food service contracts across dozens of facilities, appears as a repeat buyer of supplemental food and consumables including frozen specialty items.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with recent solicitations posted from these states in the past six months; California and other states show sporadic activity. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for FY27 groceries at Big Spring State Hospital (bids due July 27, 2026), covering approximately 110 line items of proteins, prepared foods, and pantry staples with a prior-year baseline of $32,226.36 and contract term September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027; the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases IFB BID052266 for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services (bids due June 30, 2026, with Buy American provisions requiring 51% domestic agricultural content); Head Start of Greater Dallas' IFB 26-GP for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods and produce meeting Child and Adult Care Food Program requirements (sealed bids due June 24, 2026, estimated procurement value $969,460.94); and the Douglas County School System's RFP 26-003 for food supply and distribution serving approximately 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools with estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000 (proposals due February 18, 2026). Frozen fruit purchases appear as line items within these broad institutional food service contracts rather than as dedicated single-commodity procurements, making activity difficult to isolate at the commodity code level. The code shows limited recent standalone activity; most frozen fruit procurement occurs as part of larger grocery aggregations where unit-price bidding on 200+ line items is standard.