UNSPSC 50305723: Sweet geisha plucot

The variety of plucots known as sweet geisha plucot

UNSPSC 50305723 Sweet geisha plucot (Commodity) does not align with state and local procurement activity in the recent solicitations. The code nominally describes a specific produce item—sweet geisha plucots—yet the opportunities posted under or near this code instead cover broad fresh fruit and vegetable supply contracts, bulk produce distribution to institutional facilities (correctional and mental health centers, school districts, senior centers), and food service operations. No solicitation explicitly names plucots or specialty stone fruits as a line item; instead, bidders are asked to supply commodity-grade apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, onions, potatoes, tomatoes, and other staple produce. The mismatch between the code's narrow commodity description and the institutional bulk-procurement landscape suggests either miscoding in the state and local system or that this UNSPSC tier sits unused or misapplied in actual purchasing workflows.

State and local buying activity under codes in this produce-supply family is dominated by school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Bryan County, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Early County schools in Georgia; DeSoto County in Mississippi; Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state correctional and mental health agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), transit or municipal food-service operations (Collier County parks concessions, City of San Antonio senior centers, Head Start programs), and specialized nutrition programs serving children and seniors under federal child nutrition and CACFP standards. Recent opportunities span Texas (TDCJ produce contracts at multiple warehouses, City of Edinburg CACFP meal program), Illinois (DMH fresh produce, IDOC Joliet Treatment Center), Georgia (multiple school district fresh-produce IFBs and RFPs, state-level food and supplies bid), Florida (Collier County regional park food services), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan petite bananas and fresh fruit/vegetable snacks), Connecticut (Bridgeport grocery items), and Mississippi (DeSoto County school produce distribution). Responses are due across late May through mid-October 2026. Institutional buyers typically specify delivery frequency (weekly or bi-weekly), quality standards (USDA criteria, HACCP plans, temperature control), geographic sourcing preferences where applicable (Wisconsin mandates 400-mile radius for one school program; Bartow County Georgia emphasizes local farms within 400 miles), and compliance with federal nutrition regulations. Contract values, where disclosed, range from approximately $78,000 annually (Madison Metropolitan petite bananas) to $969,460.94 estimated (Head Start of Greater Dallas grocery products). Most awards go to lowest responsive and responsible bidders on firm fixed pricing with no fuel or freight surcharges permitted.