UNSPSC 50305703: Crimson heart plucot

The variety of plucots known as crimson heart plucot

UNSPSC 50305703 Crimson heart plucot is a Commodity code representing a single fresh produce item. State and local governments procuring under this code are actually buying comprehensive fresh fruit and vegetable supply for school meal programs, child care facilities, and correctional institutions — not plucots specifically. Recent solicitations show school districts, child nutrition agencies, and county food services sourcing dozens of produce line items under single commodity codes or broader produce families, with fresh fruit variety procurement bundled into RFPs and ITBs that span apples, bananas, berries, citrus, melons, and stone fruits alongside vegetables. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (elementary through high school) and county boards of education, joined by Head Start programs, city departments of human services, and detention facilities. School nutrition programs dominate the activity, with the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program driving recurring, high-volume procurement cycles aligned to fiscal or school years running July through June.

Recent procurement activity clusters heavily in Georgia, with school districts in Bulloch, Bryan, Dougherty, Early, Glynn, Hancock, Henry, Liberty, and Muscogee Counties posting bids and RFPs throughout the first half of 2026. Texas districts including Austin Independent School District, McAllen Independent School District, and Head Start of Greater Dallas issued parallel solicitations; activity also appears in Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), Mississippi (DeSoto County School District), and Oregon (Central Point School District). Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, $78,000 annual value, bids due July 29, 2026); the City of Edinburg Texas RFP 2026-017 for CACFP meal program food and nonfood items including fresh fruits and vegetables for 400 children daily, bids due August 4, 2026; Glynn County Board of Education IFB 27-02 for fresh produce across 60 line items to 16 school sites, bids due April 14, 2026; and the GEC Buying Cooperative SN 26-004 (administered through Douglas County School System) encompassing fresh produce and eggs for 30 Georgia school districts across two geographic areas, with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million, proposals due March 4, 2026. Pricing models range from fixed unit pricing to cost-plus-fixed-fee structures, with deliveries typically required weekly or bi-weekly during school operating periods and compliance with Buy American provisions, HACCP documentation, and federal school nutrition program regulations standard across all opportunities.