UNSPSC 50305821: Damson plum

The variety of plums known as damson plum

UNSPSC 50305821 Damson plum is a Commodity code that encompasses fresh produce items supplied to state and local nutrition programs, school systems, and food service operations. State and local governments procuring under this code are acquiring fresh fruits—including specialty and commodity plums alongside broader fresh produce assortments—for child nutrition programs, school meal services, senior meal delivery, and institutional food service. Recent solicitations show school districts and nutrition authorities buying damson plums as part of comprehensive fresh produce contracts that span apples, bananas, berries, citrus, stone fruits, and seasonal vegetables, often bundled with eggs and processed items to support National School Lunch Programs, School Breakfast Programs, Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meals, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program distributions.

Issuing bodies include school districts (elementary through comprehensive high school systems), county boards of education, city school departments, cooperative purchasing consortiums aggregating multiple districts, Head Start agencies, senior services divisions, and child care food programs across the United States. School nutrition programs represent the dominant buyer category, with recent activity concentrated in Georgia (Bartow County Schools, Hancock County Board of Education, Dougherty County Board of Education, Glynn County Board of Education, Bulloch County Schools, Bryan County Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Henry County Schools, Muscogee County School District), Texas (City of Edinburg CACFP program, McAllen Independent School District, Austin Independent School District), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), and Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools and City of Bridgeport for the Bridgeport Board of Education), with additional activity in Mississippi, Oregon, and multistate cooperative consortiums. Representative recent opportunities include the Hillsborough County Public Schools Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program RFP (26039RFPDST, proposals due March 11, 2026) seeking specialty fresh fruits and vegetables delivered to 18 elementary schools at approximately $600,000 annually via cost-plus fixed-fee contracting; the GEC Buying Cooperative RFP SN 26-004 (proposals due March 4, 2026) aggregating 30 Georgia school districts across two geographic areas with combined annual spending estimated at $5.5 million for fresh produce and eggs; and the City of Edinburg CACFP Meal Program RFP 2026-017 (due August 4, 2026) procuring food and nonfood items to support approximately 400 children ages 1–18 daily with a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. Procurement activity is active and ongoing through mid-2026, with school year contract cycles typically running July 1 through June 30 and solicitation windows concentrated in late winter and spring months to align with budget cycles and July commencement dates.