UNSPSC 50305808: Beach plum

The variety of plums known as beach plum

UNSPSC 50305808 Beach plum is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure fresh produce—primarily through school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior services, and child care programs—under this code and related fresh fruit and vegetable categories. Recent solicitations show that procurement bodies treat beach plum and similar specialty or seasonal produce as part of broader fresh produce supply contracts rather than as standalone line items. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued multiple RFPs for fresh fruit and vegetable delivery to food warehouses serving correctional facilities (solicitations IW267376, IW267420, and IW267411 with October 2026 response dates), while the Illinois Department of Corrections sought fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under a small business set-aside with bi-weekly deliveries specified by item type and USDA quality standards. School districts in Wisconsin, Georgia, Mississippi, and other states are actively soliciting fresh produce contracts, including specialized procurements such as Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB for petite bananas (estimated $78,000 annual value, July 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with Wisconsin sourcing preference (within 400 miles). Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) operators—including Head Start of Greater Dallas (estimated $969,460.94 total value), the City of Edinburg, and various county boards of education—are procuring fresh produce and related meal-service items. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and mental health, county school districts, municipalities, regional health coalitions, and child care agencies.

The code shows concentrated recent activity in the Southeast (Georgia, Mississippi, Texas) and Midwest (Wisconsin, Illinois), with secondary activity in Connecticut, California, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice fresh fruit and vegetable solicitation IW267376 (Palestine facility, RFP, due October 19, 2026), the Collier County Board of County Commissioners' food services ITN for North Collier Regional Park (March 6, 2025 due date, 10-point local-vendor preference, three-year term with two one-year renewals), the Illinois Department of Mental Health's fresh fruits and vegetables contract for Madden Mental Health Center (small purchase procurement, FY27, due August 14, 2026), the Madison Metropolitan School District's petite bananas RFB (70–90 weekly cases at ripeness stages 3.5–4.5 per Chiquita color guide, September 2026 through June 2027), Bartow County School System's local fresh fruit and vegetable RFP (400-mile sourcing requirement, June 22, 2026 due date), and Bryan County School Nutrition's sealed bid for fresh produce including apples, bananas, berries, carrots, and tomatoes for school year 2026–2027 (May 27, 2026 deadline). No state or local procurement specifically naming beach plum as a primary commodity appears in the recent solicitations; the code may reflect taxonomic categorization rather than active procurement demand.