UNSPSC 50305713: Flavor queen plucot

The variety of plucots known as flavor queen plucot

UNSPSC 50305713 Flavor queen plucot is a Commodity code that names a specific hybrid fruit variety but shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. Recent opportunities tagged with this code predominantly solicit fresh produce for school nutrition programs, child care facilities, and correctional food services, yet those opportunities span apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, oranges, potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes, and numerous other staple produce items—not plucots or specialty hybrid stone fruits. The code designation appears to reflect a data-capture or taxonomy-mapping artifact rather than a meaningful category for procurement activity under its nominal product name.

State and local issuing bodies across the country—primarily school districts in Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Oregon, along with county education systems, municipal school departments, and child nutrition programs—are actively procuring fresh produce on a year-round basis. Representative recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (due July 29, 2026) and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items (due June 26, 2026), both emphasizing domestic sourcing, Buy American compliance, HACCP plans, and firm fixed pricing. The City of Bridgeport's RFB for over 1,100 grocery line items (due June 30, 2026) and GEC Buying Cooperative's RFP for fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia school districts (due March 4, 2026, estimated $5.5 million annual value) illustrate the scale and geographic breadth of institutional produce procurement. These opportunities uniformly reflect demand for commodity-grade fresh fruits and vegetables—not specialty hybrids—delivered weekly or bi-weekly to multiple school sites, with evaluation heavily weighted toward cost, service reliability, compliance, and food safety. No recent opportunities explicitly solicit plucots or similar specialty stone fruit varieties. The code shows activity but little market relevance under its stated product name; pursue only if your firm supplies the commodity-grade produce actually being bought in school nutrition and child care settings, not the specialty fruit the code nominally identifies.