UNSPSC 50305706: Early dapple plucot

The variety of plucots known as early dapple plucot

UNSPSC 50305706 Early dapple plucot, a Commodity code, describes fresh fruit supply to state and local institutional food service operations — correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior services, schools, and child care programs. State and local procurement under this code centers on bi-weekly or weekly deliveries of specified fresh produce to cafeterias, dietary departments, and nutrition programs serving captive populations. Recent solicitations show TDCJ (Texas Department of Criminal Justice) acquiring fresh fruits and vegetables for multiple food warehouses, the Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health requesting produce for prison and mental health facilities, school districts across Georgia and Wisconsin procuring fresh fruit for meal programs, and county and municipal governments sourcing produce for senior centers and child nutrition initiatives. The issuing bodies span state corrections and mental health departments, county school districts, city senior services divisions, and child care agencies; schools dominate the recent activity, with multiple Georgia school systems and Wisconsin's Madison Metropolitan School District posting concurrent solicitations.

Recent opportunities cluster in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued three concurrent RFQs in late September and early October 2026 — IW267411 (Wynne Food Warehouse, due October 14), IW267420 (Snyder Food Warehouse, due October 14), and IW267376 (Palestine facility, due October 19) — all requesting fresh fruit and vegetable deliveries with no stated contract values or terms. School districts dominate the geographic spread: Hancock County Schools (Georgia) issued IFB SN002-2027 (due June 26, 2026) for over 200 produce line items across multiple delivery sites; Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia) requested sealed bids for 40 produce items (bid opening June 16, 2026); Bryan County Schools (Georgia) sought fresh produce including apples, carrots, onions, and strawberries in estimated case quantities (due May 27, 2026); and Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) issued separate RFBs for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, $78,000 estimated annual value, due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for the USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program (5,900 servings weekly, sourced within 400 miles and Wisconsin, due July 29, 2026). Institutional and child care buyers include Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center (small purchase for approximately 39 line items weekly through June 30, 2027, due August 14, 2026), City of Edinburg Texas Boys & Girls Club (CACFP meal service for 400 children daily, due August 4, 2026), and Head Start of Greater Dallas (32,409 cases of frozen and fresh produce, $969,460.94 estimated value, due June 24, 2026). Buy American sourcing, HACCP plans, prevailing-wage compliance in some states, and local-vendor preferences appear consistently across school and public-agency procurements.