UNSPSC 50305813: Black giant plums

The variety of plums known as black giant plums

UNSPSC 50305813 Black giant plums is a Commodity code. State and local procurement activity under this code centers on fresh fruit supply and delivery to institutional food-service operations — primarily correctional facilities, school districts, mental health centers, senior services, and child care programs. Recent solicitations show demand for produce in bulk quantities delivered on fixed schedules, with emphasis on quality, food-safety compliance, and adherence to USDA standards where applicable. Work ranges from single-item procurement (such as petite bananas or plums by variety) to multi-line produce contracts spanning dozens of fruits and vegetables. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and mental health, county and municipal school districts, county boards of education, city departments of human services, regional health coalitions, and Head Start agencies. Texas Department of Criminal Justice appears repeatedly as a major buyer across multiple food warehouses; school districts dominate the recent activity, with solicitations from Madison Metropolitan, DeSoto County, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bartow County, and Early County boards of education all posting fresh-produce bids in the past five months.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Florida, Mississippi, and Connecticut. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice requesting fresh fruit and vegetables for multiple food warehouses (IW267376 and IW267420–IW267411, proposals due October 14–19, 2026); Madison Metropolitan School District issuing separate RFBs for petite bananas (RFB 4162, estimated annual value $78,000, due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles and Wisconsin (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026 with conditional award contingent on federal grant approval); DeSoto County School District in Mississippi soliciting fresh produce on a cost-plus-fee basis for 41 school sites with 97% service-level requirements (bids due June 22, 2026); and the Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center requesting weekly fresh-produce deliveries through June 30, 2027 (small purchase, proposals due August 14, 2026). Many school-district procurements impose Buy American provisions (51% domestic agricultural content), geographic sourcing preferences, and local-vendor price preferences. School nutrition programs frequently impose firm pricing for contract terms, compliance with food-safety and HACCP documentation, general liability insurance minimums of $500,000–$1 million, and weekly or bi-weekly delivery schedules.