UNSPSC 50305811: Black bullace plum

The variety of plums known as black bullace plum

UNSPSC 50305811 Black bullace plum is a Commodity code that captures state and local government procurement of fresh produce — primarily fruits and vegetables supplied to correctional facilities, schools, senior centers, mental health treatment facilities, and child care programs. Recent solicitations show a pronounced focus on fresh produce delivery for institutional food service: the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple RFPs for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to prison food warehouses and individual facilities; school districts across Georgia, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Connecticut, and Texas are bidding out fresh produce contracts for meal programs; and state mental health and corrections agencies are seeking regular produce deliveries with strict quality, temperature, and freshness standards. The code reflects high-volume, recurring institutional demand rather than retail or specialty fruit procurement.

State purchasing offices, county school districts, city departments of human services, and independent school districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with Texas (TDCJ), Georgia (multiple school districts and state departments), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), Illinois (Department of Corrections, Department of Mental Health), Mississippi (DeSoto County Schools), Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education), and Michigan (Marion Health Care Coalition) showing the most recent activity. Texas Department of Criminal Justice alone has posted at least three separate solicitations since late September 2026. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's solicitation IW267376 for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to Palestine, Texas (due October 19, 2026, RFP via TDCJ Procurement Portal); Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas at 70–90 cases weekly, September 2026–June 2027 contract with estimated annual value of $78,000 (bids due July 29, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce across 200+ line items for the 2026–27 school year (bids due June 26, 2026); and Illinois Department of Corrections' small-purchase solicitation 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for bi-weekly fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center with prevailing wage compliance required (quotes due September 3, 2026). Evaluation criteria across these solicitations consistently weight cost heavily (30–40%), with significant emphasis on product quality, traceability, delivery compliance, and compliance with food safety, Buy American, and nutritional standards. Many school district contracts carry local-vendor preference clauses (5–15 percentage points) and diversity set-asides, while institutional food service contracts frequently require HACCP plans, proof of insurance ($500,000–$1 million liability), and E-Verify verification.