UNSPSC 50305703: Crimson heart plucot

The variety of plucots known as crimson heart plucot

UNSPSC 50305703 Crimson heart plucot, a Commodity code, names a single fresh-fruit product, but state and local procurement activity under this specific code shows no direct solicitation for crimson heart plucots alone. Instead, the code appears in a broader context of fresh produce and fruit procurement driven by corrections facilities, schools, senior services, and child-nutrition programs. The issuing bodies span Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections and Mental Health, school districts (Madison Metropolitan, DeSoto County, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bartow County, Bryan County, Early County), counties (Collier County, Florida), municipalities (Bridgeport, Edinburg, San Antonio), Head Start agencies, and Marion Health Care Coalition. Recent solicitations reflect heavy activity from school nutrition programs and institutional food service, with a secondary tier from county and municipal senior services and child-care food programs. Procurement is almost exclusively for mixed fresh-fruit and fresh-vegetable supply contracts, with crimson heart plucots—if procured at all—bundled into broader produce categories rather than called out by name. Geographic concentration is notable in Texas (TDCJ, Edinburg, San Antonio, Head Start of Greater Dallas), Florida (Collier County), Georgia (multiple school districts, Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County), Illinois (IDOC, IDMH), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan), Connecticut (Bridgeport), and Mississippi (DeSoto County).

Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing two concurrent RFQs for fresh fruit and vegetables to food warehouses in Palestine and Snyder with responses due October 19 and October 14, 2026, respectively (IW267376, IW267420, IW267411); Madison Metropolitan School District requesting bids for petite bananas with an estimated annual value of $78,000 and contract term September 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026); Collier County Board of County Commissioners issuing an Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park, which includes fresh produce provision under a three-year term with two one-year renewal options and a local-vendor preference worth 10 evaluation points (ITN, due March 6, 2025); the Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center seeking weekly fresh-fruit-and-vegetable supply through June 30, 2027 under small purchase procurement with a $15 minority contractor initiative fee for awards of $1,000 or more (due August 14, 2026); and Hancock County Board of Education requesting bids on over 200 fresh-produce line items for the 2026-27 school year with delivery to three school locations and contract term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026). School districts consistently apply Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content, weight evaluation toward cost (typically 30–40 percent), and compliance with USDA nutrition standards, CACFP regulations, and HACCP plans. No solicitations name crimson heart plucots as a line item or specification.