UNSPSC 50305818: Carlsbad plum

The variety of plums known as carlsbad plum

UNSPSC 50305818 Carlsbad plum is a Commodity code that does not capture recent state and local procurement activity. The most recent opportunities tagged with this code describe fresh fruit and vegetable supply to correctional facilities, schools, senior centers, and food service programs, but none specifically reference Carlsbad plums or the narrow category this code represents. The issuing bodies span Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health, school districts in Wisconsin, Georgia, Mississippi, Connecticut, and Texas, city governments in San Antonio and Bridgeport, Head Start agencies in Texas, Marion Health Care Coalition, and county boards of education across Georgia. The solicitations overwhelmingly pursue fresh produce broadly—apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, peppers, tomatoes, and other common vegetables and fruits—bundled into larger food-service contracts rather than specific varietals like Carlsbad plums.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Wisconsin, Illinois, Connecticut, and Mississippi. Recent representative solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice seeking fresh fruit and vegetables for the Palestine and Snyder food warehouses (IW267376 and IW267420, due October 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections requesting fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District bidding for petite bananas and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for the USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program (RFBs 4162 and 4163, due July 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia seeking fresh produce spanning over 200 line items for the 2026-27 school year (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 2026). The code's nominal scope—a single plum variety—does not align with how state and local governments actually procure fresh produce, which is as part of comprehensive commodity bundles for institutional food service. Vendors treating this code as a procurement opportunity should instead track broader fresh-fruit and fresh-vegetable family and class codes where the actual buying activity occurs.