UNSPSC 50305822: Dolly plums

The variety of plums known as dolly plums

UNSPSC 50305822 Dolly plums is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure fresh produce through this code, with recent activity concentrated heavily in school nutrition programs across the Southeast and Texas, though the posted opportunities show minimal direct solicitation for dolly plums specifically. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and school food authorities—including Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Dougherty County Board of Education in Georgia, multiple Georgia school systems through the GEC Buying Cooperative, McAllen Independent School District in Texas, and Austin Independent School District in Texas—along with some child and adult care food program operators and municipal procurement offices. Work solicited under related fresh-produce codes reflects weekly or bi-weekly standing supply contracts for produce distribution to dozens of school sites, with detailed specifications on pack sizes, ripeness grades, temperature control, delivery windows, and compliance with CACFP or USDA National School Lunch Program standards. Evaluation typically emphasizes cost (30–50% of scoring weight), product quality and freshness, on-time delivery performance, and compliance with Buy American provisions requiring domestic sourcing where practicable.

Recent activity is concentrated in Georgia, Texas, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Florida, and Oregon. Representative recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (due July 29, 2026), DeSoto County School District's sealed-bid fresh-produce procurement (due June 22, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for over 200 line items of fresh produce including multiple apple varieties and berries (due June 26, 2026), Bartow County School System's RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (due June 22, 2026), and the GEC Buying Cooperative's multi-district RFP for fresh produce and eggs covering 30 Georgia school districts across two geographic areas with approximately $5.5 million in combined annual estimated spending (due March 4, 2026). Dolly plums do not appear explicitly in the recent posted specifications; the category is dominated by commodity items like apples, bananas, carrots, broccoli, lettuce, oranges, and strawberries. School districts typically award to single or multiple vendors on a line-item basis, with firm pricing for the initial contract period (60–90 days) and optional escalation clauses thereafter tied to USDA market reports or consumer price indices.