UNSPSC 50305707: Flavor fall plucot

The variety of plucots known as flavor fall plucot

UNSPSC 50305707 Flavor fall plucot, a Commodity code, represents fresh specialty fruit items that state and local governments procure primarily through school districts and child nutrition programs serving institutional meal operations. Recent state and local opportunities show the code capturing solicitations for specialty fresh produce—specifically petite bananas, fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, and local fresh fruit varieties—sourced for child and school nutrition programs, CACFP and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program service delivery, and senior services. The buying pattern reflects demand from education and human services agencies for produce meeting federal nutrition compliance, food safety (HACCP), traceability, and domestic-sourcing requirements; plucots and similar specialty stone fruits appear in the broader fresh-produce and local-produce categories that school districts routinely bid, though the code does not yet show standalone solicitations exclusively for plucots themselves.

Issuing bodies across recent opportunities span school districts (Madison Metropolitan, DeSoto County, Hancock County, Glynn County, and others in Georgia; Hillsborough County in Florida; Meriden and Central Point in Connecticut and Oregon respectively; Austin ISD and McAllen ISD in Texas), county education boards and school nutrition programs, municipal departments of human services, cooperative purchasing consortia (GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 Georgia school districts), and child nutrition organizations (City of Edinburg CACFP program, Head Start of Greater Dallas). Geographic concentration appears strongest in Georgia, which accounts for the plurality of recent bids (DeSoto County, Hancock County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Dougherty County, Bulloch County, Bartow County, Henry County, and the GEC multi-district cooperative), with significant concurrent activity in Texas (Austin ISD, McAllen ISD, Edinburg), Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (Meriden), California (Santa Clara County correctional facility), and Oregon (Central Point). Representative opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District Food & Nutrition Department requesting bids for petite bananas under RFB 4162 (due July 29, 2026, estimated contract value $78,000 for weekly delivery of 70–90 cases September 2026–June 2027), fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under RFB 4163 (due July 29, 2026, approximately 5,900 servings weekly, sourced within 400 miles of Madison, Wisconsin-only requirement), the City of Edinburg CACFP Meal Program requesting proposals under RFP 2026-017 for food and nonfood items supporting 400 children daily (due August 4, 2026, with local-vendor preference), and the GEC Buying Cooperative soliciting fresh produce and eggs across two Georgia geographic areas (due March 4, 2026, estimated annual spending approximately $5.5 million). Evaluation criteria across the broader produce category consistently weight cost (30–50 percent), product quality and availability (15–30 percent), delivery and service capability (15–25 percent), and vendor qualifications and experience (10–20 percent), with secondary emphasis on diverse-owned business status and local-sourcing preference where applicable.