UNSPSC 50305804: Autumn beaut plums

The variety of plums known as autumn beaut plums

UNSPSC 50305804 Autumn beaut plums (Commodity) represents a narrow produce-item code that state and local governments source primarily through institutional food-service and nutrition-program procurement, with recent activity dominated by correctional facilities, school districts, senior services, and child nutrition programs across the South and Midwest. State and local buying under this code focuses on fresh fruit supply contracts for congregate meal programs—correctional institution kitchens, school lunch operations, child and adult care food programs (CACFP), and senior center nutrition services—where autumn beaut plums compete as one line item within broader fresh-produce procurements. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple fresh-fruit-and-vegetable solicitations (IW267376, IW267420, IW267411) since late September 2026, suggesting regular cyclical demand across its food warehouses; Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health facilities are also active buyers of fresh-fruit contracts with specified produce line items and delivery schedules. School districts including Madison Metropolitan, DeSoto County, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County, and Bartow County (all in the South and Midwest) have issued IFBs and RFPs for fresh produce covering apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, and seasonal items, with contract periods typically running July through June aligned to the academic calendar.

Recent opportunities characterize the geographic concentration and issuing-body mix. Texas dominates current activity: the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued three fresh-fruit-and-vegetable RFPs in late September and early October 2026 with response deadlines of October 14 and October 19, 2026 (IW267420, IW267411, IW267376), indicating institutional demand for commodity-level produce supply. Georgia school districts are the second major segment, with Bryan County Schools (sealed bid due May 27, 2026), Bartow County Schools (RFP due June 22, 2026), Dougherty County Board of Education (bids due June 16, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education (bids due June 26, 2026), and Early County Board of Education (bids due June 8, 2026) all actively procuring fresh produce. Wisconsin's Madison Metropolitan School District issued two separate RFBs in July 2026—RFB 4162 for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, $78,000 estimated annual value) and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (5,900 servings weekly, subject to federal Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grant approval)—with bids due July 29, 2026. Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center sought fresh fruits and vegetables (August 14, 2026 deadline, small purchase procurement) and Illinois Department of Corrections at Joliet Treatment Center requested fresh produce with bi-weekly delivery (September 3, 2026 deadline, small-business set-aside). Connecticut's Bridgeport Board of Education solicited grocery items including produce (June 30, 2026 deadline) and the City of San Antonio's Senior Services Division issued an RFP for produce-market operating services at 15 senior centers (May 27, 2026 deadline). No opportunities in the source show autumn beaut plums called out by name; the code appears to be used as a classification taxonomy entry rather than as a line item in active solicitations, suggesting vendors pursue this commodity as part of broader fresh-produce awards rather than standalone plum-specific contracts.