UNSPSC 50305825: Ebony may plums

The variety of plums known as ebony may plums

UNSPSC 50305825 Ebony may plums, a Commodity code, nominally designates a single produce item, but state and local procurement activity under this code is sparse and unrelated to the category's stated scope. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations specifically for ebony may plums. Instead, the tagged opportunities span broad school nutrition, child care food service, and correctional facility procurement across fresh produce categories (apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, citrus), specialty produce (berries, melons, tropical fruits), dried fruits and nuts, eggs, and comprehensive food service items including proteins, dairy, grains, and beverages. These broad food service solicitations dwarf any single-commodity procurements and reflect how state and local buyers aggregate produce and food purchases across dozens or hundreds of line items per contract rather than procuring ebony may plums as a distinct commodity.

Issuing bodies span school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida; Bulloch County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Early County, Glynn County, and Liberty County in Georgia; Henry County Schools in Georgia; Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin; McAllen and Austin Independent School Districts in Texas; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia; Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut; Central Point School District in Oregon), state education departments (Georgia Department of Education), child nutrition agencies (Head Start of Greater Dallas, City of Edinburg CACFP program), and correctional facilities (Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department). State agencies, county school systems, and municipal nutrition programs predominate. Geographic concentration is strongest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Wisconsin, Florida, Connecticut, Oregon, and California. Representative solicitations include the GEC Buying Cooperative RFP SN 26-004 (Douglas County Schools, Georgia, fresh produce and eggs, due March 4, 2026, covering 30 school districts across two regions with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million); Austin Independent School District RFP 26RFP034 (fresh produce and beverages, due March 11, 2026); Hillsborough County Public Schools RFP 26039RFPDST (USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program specialty produce, proposals due March 11, 2026, estimated annual budget $600,000); and Meriden Public Schools RFP 026-41 (commercial groceries and USDA Foods, due February 25, 2026, anticipated contract value approximately $3.1 million). The code shows no current market activity for ebony may plums specifically; pursuit under this commodity designation alone is not viable given the absence of matching solicitations and the universal structure of state and local food service procurement as multi-item aggregated buys under broader produce, grocery, or food-service UNSPSC families.