UNSPSC 50305711: Flavor jewel plucot

The variety of plucots known as flavor jewel plucot

UNSPSC 50305711 Flavor jewel plucot, a Commodity code, represents a niche specialty produce item that state and local governments procure primarily through child nutrition and senior services programs. While the code nominally designates a specific fruit variety, the recent solicitation activity shows limited direct procurement of plucots themselves; instead, this code appears in broader fresh produce and grocery aggregations across school districts, Head Start programs, and senior services departments. State and local food service operations source plucots sporadically as part of mixed produce contracts that emphasize seasonal variety and nutritional diversity for meal programs serving children and elderly populations.

The issuing bodies pursuing code 50305711 purchases span multiple sectors: school nutrition departments (Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Dougherty County Board of Education, Glynn County Board of Education, Liberty County Board of Education, and Bulloch County School District in Georgia; Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida; Austin Independent School District in Texas), Head Start and child care providers (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc.), senior services departments (City of San Antonio), and buying cooperatives aggregating demand across multiple districts (GEC Buying Cooperative). No single jurisdiction emerges as a repeat large-scale buyer of plucots specifically; instead, the code appears embedded in broader fresh produce line-item bids where individual fruit varieties compete for inclusion based on cost, quality, and seasonal availability. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (particularly the southern region around Albany, Brunswick, and Atlanta), Texas, Florida, and the Upper Midwest, reflecting institutional produce sourcing tied to school-year and program calendars. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bridgeport's June 2026 RFP for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting the National School Lunch Program (bid due June 30, 2026); Hillsborough County Public Schools' April 2026 RFP for specialty fruits and vegetables for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program serving 18 elementary schools with a $600,000 estimated annual budget (proposals due March 11, 2026); and the GEC Buying Cooperative's February 2026 RFP covering fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia school districts with combined estimated annual spending of $5.5 million (proposals due March 4, 2026). Plucots do not appear as named line items in any posted specification sheets; the code sees meaningful volume only when aggregated with commodity-level procurement across diverse fruit varieties purchased on a seasonal, as-needed basis to meet nutrition standards and student or participant preferences within fixed food service budgets.