UNSPSC 50305800: Plums

Any of numerous trees and shrubs (genus prunus) with globular to oval smooth-skinned fruits that are drupes with oblong seeds

UNSPSC 50305800 Plums, a Class code, encompasses fresh produce supply and delivery to institutional food-service operations — primarily schools, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior services, and child-care programs. Recent state and local solicitations show purchasing bodies acquiring fresh fruits and vegetables in bulk for school nutrition programs (including USDA National School Lunch and Child and Adult Care Food Program compliance), correctional-facility inmate meals, mental health center dining, and community senior center distribution. The work spans procurement of individual commodity lines (bananas, apples, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes) and full fresh-produce portfolios delivered on fixed or cost-plus schedules, typically with twice-weekly to weekly delivery cadence and strict quality, temperature, and food-safety compliance requirements including HACCP plans, USDA Buy American content thresholds (often 51% domestic agricultural commodity minimum), and liability insurance mandates.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with recent activity concentrated in Georgia (Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bartow County, Bryan County, Early County school boards), Texas (Madison Metropolitan School District, City of Edinburg, DeSoto County), and Illinois (Department of Corrections, Department of Mental Health), alongside state correctional departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), county purchasing offices (Collier County, Florida), and municipal senior services (San Antonio). Representative recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas at $78,000 annual value (response due July 29, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for over 200 fresh-produce line items (sealed bids due June 26, 2026), Texas Department of Criminal Justice fresh-fruit-and-vegetable supply to multiple food-warehouse locations (responses due October 14–19, 2026 via Bonfire portal), and Collier County Parks and Recreation's ITN for North Collier Regional Park concession food services including produce (proposals due March 6, 2025, with local-vendor preference worth 10 evaluation points). Illinois Department of Corrections' Joliet Treatment Center solicitation (IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, response due September 3, 2026) specified bi-weekly fresh-produce delivery with small-business set-aside, while Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP estimated $969,460.94 procurement value for multi-year frozen and fresh-produce supply (bids due June 24, 2026). Geographic activity spans the Southeast (Georgia, Florida), South (Texas, Mississippi), and Midwest (Illinois, Wisconsin), with school-district produce procurement appearing monthly across jurisdictions.