UNSPSC 50305820: Catalina plums

The variety of plums known as catalina plums

UNSPSC 50305820 Catalina plums (Commodity) appears minimally in recent state and local procurement activity. The code is nominally specific to a single plum variety, yet the most recent opportunities tagged under this code show no solicitation for Catalina plums or catalina-specific produce. Instead, the recent state and local contracts reflect broad fresh produce procurement—entire fruit and vegetable supply contracts encompassing dozens of line items for school districts, child care programs, and institutional food services. A July 2026 RFP from the City of Edinburg, Texas, for a Child and Adult Care Food Program meal service names beverages, paper goods, proteins, breads, and fresh fruits and vegetables generically; a Madison Metropolitan School District RFB from the same month specifies petite bananas and fresh fruit-and-vegetable snacks sourced within Wisconsin and 400 miles of Madison, respectively. The code's nominal scope—a single plum cultivar—does not align with actual buying patterns, which center on comprehensive institutional produce supply contracts with dozens of line items, regional sourcing preferences, and delivery to multiple school sites, food service warehouses, and child nutrition programs.

Issuing bodies span school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Bulloch County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Bryan County, Early County, Henry County, Dougherty County in Georgia; McAllen ISD in Texas; Austin ISD in Texas; Central Point School District in Oregon; Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut), municipal and county purchasing offices (City of Edinburg and City of Bridgeport), Head Start agencies (Head Start of Greater Dallas), school nutrition buying cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 Georgia districts), and county sheriff food services (Santa Clara County). Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia, Texas, and Florida, with significant activity in Connecticut, Oregon, and California. Recent representative opportunities include Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) seeking specialty fruits and vegetables for a USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program through an RFP due March 11, 2026; Muscogee County School District (Georgia) issuing an ITB for approximately 60 fresh produce line items with a response date of April 27, 2026; the GEC Buying Cooperative (Georgia) soliciting fresh produce and eggs for 30 school districts across two geographic areas with proposals due March 4, 2026; and the City of Bridgeport requesting sealed bids on over 1,100 grocery line items including fresh produce by June 30, 2026. The code shows no decision-relevant activity specific to Catalina plums and should be skipped in favor of broader fresh produce or commodity codes that capture actual institutional buying.