UNSPSC 50305820: Catalina plums

The variety of plums known as catalina plums

UNSPSC 50305820 Catalina plums (Commodity) captures state and local procurement of fresh fruit and vegetable supply to institutional food service operations — primarily correctional facilities, school districts, senior centers, and mental health facilities. Recent opportunities reveal a market dominated by routine supply contracts for mixed fresh produce delivered to cafeterias, food warehouses, and distribution centers, not narrowly specialized demand for a single variety. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetable delivery to prison food warehouses; the Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health seek weekly produce supplies under small purchase procurement; and school districts across Georgia, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Texas bid fresh produce annually for National School Lunch Program compliance. Issuing bodies span state correctional and mental health agencies, county and municipal school districts, city departments of human services, Head Start providers, and regional health coalitions. A 10-point local-vendor preference applies in some school district procurements (Madison Metropolitan School District, Bartow County, Collier County); buy-American requirements mandate domestic sourcing in others (DeSoto County, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Early County schools).

Recent activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Florida, with scattered solicitations in Connecticut and Mississippi. Representative opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh fruit and vegetable procurement for Palestine (due October 19, 2026) and Snyder and Wynne food warehouses (due October 14, 2026); the Illinois Department of Corrections' fresh produce bid for Joliet Treatment Center (small business set-aside, due September 3, 2026); Madison Metropolitan School District's petite banana RFB (70–90 cases weekly, $78,000 annual value, due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks RFB (5,900 servings weekly, 400-mile sourcing requirement, due July 29, 2026); and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery items bid spanning 1,100+ line items with buy-American compliance (due June 30, 2026). Collier County's Invitation to Negotiate for North Collier Regional Park food services (due March 6, 2025, local-vendor preference 10 points) represents non-school institutional demand. School districts typically issue annual or multi-year IFBs with firm pricing and 97–98% fill-rate requirements; correctional and mental health agencies use small purchase and RFP vehicles with weekly or bi-weekly delivery schedules and as-needed ordering.