UNSPSC 50305816: Blackamber plums

The variety of plums known as blackamber plums

UNSPSC 50305816 Blackamber plums (Commodity) shows minimal activity in recent state and local procurement. The code nominally describes a specific fruit variety, but the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations for blackamber plums. Instead, the dataset includes 28 recent state and local procurement opportunities ranging from July 2026 back to January 2026, spanning fresh produce, eggs, grocery items, dried fruits and nuts, and full-line food service supply for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, senior centers, and child care programs across Texas, Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Oregon, and California—none naming blackamber plums as a line item or specification. School districts and their cooperative purchasing vehicles dominate the issuing bodies, with representative recent opportunities including the Edinburg (Texas) CACFP meal program RFP (due August 4, 2026), the Madison Metropolitan School District petite banana RFB (due July 29, 2026), the Glynn County Board of Education fresh produce IFB (due April 14, 2026), and the GEC Buying Cooperative fresh produce and eggs RFP spanning 30 Georgia school districts (due March 4, 2026). Produce procurement in state and local food service emphasizes volume quantities, domestic sourcing compliance, HACCP certification, Buy American provisions, and competitive sealed-bid or RFP processes with cost weighted heavily in evaluation.

The absence of blackamber-plum-specific solicitation activity signals either taxonomic misclassification or extremely low commodity demand in state and local procurement channels. Firms pursuing this code should verify whether recent opportunities are legitimately tagged to UNSPSC 50305816 or whether procurement demand for this variety is concentrated in channels outside state and local government purchasing—such as wholesale produce markets, private retail, or direct-to-consumer sales. If blackamber plums appear in state and local food service solicitations, they typically arrive as a minor line item within broader fresh-fruit categories (e.g., "seasonal fruits," "plums," "stone fruits") rather than as a standalone commodity purchase driver. Procurement volume and frequency do not support pursuit of this code as a primary business development focus at this time.