UNSPSC 50305721: Royal treat plucot

The variety of plucots known as royal treat plucot

UNSPSC 50305721 Royal treat plucot, a Commodity code, describes fresh specialty fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily to support child nutrition programs, school meal services, and institutional food programs serving vulnerable populations. The code sees activity across school districts, regional child care consortia, county boards of education, and municipal purchasing offices, concentrated heavily in the Southeast (Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi, Wisconsin) with secondary activity in the Mountain West and Pacific regions. Issuing bodies span independent school districts of varying sizes, county school systems, Head Start agencies, special-purpose nutrition districts, and city/county purchasing departments on behalf of schools and senior services. The work being solicited ranges from single-item fresh produce contracts (such as petite bananas for Madison Metropolitan School District's 2026-2027 academic year at $78,000 annual value) to comprehensive multi-item grocery and produce procurements (such as Meriden Public Schools' $3.1 million combined commercial and USDA food supply agreement or the GEC Buying Cooperative's approximately $5.5 million multi-district fresh produce and eggs procurement across two Georgia regions). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Edinburg, Texas RFP 2026017 for CACFP meal program food and nonfood supplies due August 4, 2026 (serving approximately 400 children daily); Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas, due July 29, 2026 at an estimated $78,000 annual contract value with 70–90 cases weekly during school sessions; and the GEC Buying Cooperative's SN 26-004 RFP for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 Georgia school districts across two geographic regions, due March 4, 2026.

Procurement activity under this code reflects deep reliance on cooperative purchasing vehicles, multi-award structures, and Buy American compliance. Most solicitations are IFBs or RFBs emphasizing lowest responsive and responsible bidder pricing, though some school districts use RFPs to weight vendor qualifications, product quality, and service alongside cost. Delivery windows are tight—typically early morning (5:00–7:00 AM) to mid-morning (12:00–2:30 PM) Monday through Friday—with weekly or bi-weekly cadence and expectations of emergency fill rates (95–98 percent) and 24-hour substitution or redelivery. Commodity codes at this tier span fresh fruit and specialty produce items, and recent opportunities show state and local buyers emphasizing domestic sourcing, HACCP compliance, food safety traceability, and in many cases local-farm or within-state sourcing preferences (e.g., produce grown within 200–400 miles). Set-asides and preferences are mixed; some jurisdictions apply HUB, MBE, or DBE scoring (Austin ISD, San Antonio senior services RFP), while others remain open competitive. Insurance requirements typically run $500,000 to $2 million general liability. Payment terms are consistently Net 30–45 days. Contract terms are annual with two to four optional renewals. The code shows sustained activity through mid-2026 with response dates spanning February through August, indicating continued state and local procurement focus on institutional meal service modernization and local food sourcing within existing budget cycles.