UNSPSC 50305700: Plucots

The type of fruit known as plucots

UNSPSC 50305700 Plucots is a Class code that encompasses fresh fruit and vegetable supply and delivery to institutional dining facilities, primarily correctional facilities, schools, senior centers, mental health treatment centers, and child care programs. State and local governments procure commodity-grade fresh produce—apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, onions, oranges, potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes, and seasonal specialty items—for meal programs serving inmates, students, seniors, patients, and children. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and mental health, county and municipal school districts, city human services departments, county boards of education, and health care coalitions. Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Georgia school districts (Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County, Bartow County) dominate recent solicitation activity. Specifications consistently demand USDA compliance, domestic sourcing preferences or Buy American requirements, bi-weekly to weekly delivery schedules, temperature-controlled transport, HACCP plans, and traceability documentation by farm of origin. Vendors typically bear transportation costs under F.O.B. Destination pricing, with contracts running one to three years and including one to four renewal option periods.

Recent procurement activity spans Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Connecticut, and Florida. Representative opportunities include Texas Department of Criminal Justice requesting fresh fruit and vegetable supply to the Palestine facility (IFB, due October 19, 2026) and to Snyder and Wynne food warehouses (ITB, due October 14, 2026); Illinois Department of Corrections seeking bi-weekly fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (RFQ with small business set-aside, due September 3, 2026); Madison Metropolitan School District bidding petite bananas at an estimated annual value of $78,000 (RFB, due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison with a 5% diverse-owned business preference (RFB, due July 29, 2026); and multiple Georgia school districts soliciting fresh produce for school year 2026–2027 under sealed bid, with Bartow County emphasizing local sourcing within 400 miles (due June 22, 2026 proposal, award anticipated July 20, 2026). Head Start of Greater Dallas procured approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat products valued at $969,460.94 (IFB, sealed bids due June 24, 2026). Collier County Board of County Commissioners issued an Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park, including concession facilities, with a 10-point local-vendor preference and a three-year contract term plus two one-year renewal options (due March 6, 2025, note: date appears inconsistent with posting; confirm current status).