UNSPSC 50305827: Elephant heart plums

The variety of plums known as elephant heart plums

UNSPSC 50305827 Elephant heart plums, a Commodity code, sees steady state and local demand centered on institutional food service — primarily correctional facilities, school districts, mental health centers, and senior services programs purchasing fresh produce through public procurement. The code encompasses fresh fruit delivery, typically as part of broader produce supply contracts supporting child nutrition programs, institutional meals, and specialized food service operations. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and mental health, county and city school districts, county boards of education, municipal senior services divisions, and regional health coalitions. Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations recently, including warehouse supply contracts in Snyder and Huntsville; Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health have issued concurrent small-purchase procurement for fresh produce delivery to treatment and mental health facilities; and school districts in Wisconsin, Georgia, Mississippi, Connecticut, Texas, and Florida represent the largest share of recent activity. Institutional buyers emphasize compliance with food safety regulations, HACCP plans, Buy American provisions where applicable, and timely bi-weekly or weekly deliveries to centralized warehouses or distributed school sites.

Recent solicitations cluster across the Southeast and Upper Midwest. Texas Department of Criminal Justice IW267376 (fresh fruit and vegetables to Palestine facility, due October 19, 2026, RFP/RFQ) and IW267420 and IW267411 (Snyder and Wynne food warehouses, due October 14, 2026) represent active state-level prison food service demand. Illinois Department of Mental Health Madden Mental Health Center (fresh fruits and vegetables, small purchase, due August 14, 2026) and Illinois Department of Corrections Joliet Treatment Center (fresh produce bi-weekly delivery with prevailing-wage requirements, small-business set-aside, due September 3, 2026, RFQ) show correctional and mental health institutional activity. School districts dominate the contract volume: Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) RFB 4162 petite bananas ($78,000 estimated annual value, September 2026–June 2027, due July 29, 2026) and RFB 4163 fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (5,900 servings weekly, Wisconsin-sourced within 400 miles, due July 29, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) over 200 produce line items, due June 26, 2026; Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia) 40 line items across 24 sites, due June 16, 2026; Bartow County Schools (Georgia) local produce within 400 miles, due June 22, 2026; DeSoto County Schools (Mississippi) bi-annual produce distribution, 41 sites, due June 22, 2026; Early County Schools (Georgia) 300+ food items including produce, due June 8, 2026; and Bryan County Schools (Georgia) sealed bid for fresh produce including multiple apple, banana, berry, and vegetable varieties, due May 27, 2026. City and county senior services and health coalitions include Marion Health Care Coalition produce proposals (2026–2027, due August 21, 2026), Collier County North Collier Regional Park food services ITN with concession operations ($15.00 per square foot minimum, March 6, 2025 due date noted but post-dated relative to posting), and City of San Antonio Senior Services Division RFP for on-site produce market operations at 15 senior center locations (due May 27, 2026). Geographic concentration is strongest in Georgia school districts, with secondary activity in Texas (state corrections), Illinois (state mental health and corrections), Wisconsin (school districts), Mississippi (school districts), Florida (county parks), Connecticut (city school systems), and Texas municipalities (City of Edinburg CACFP meal program, City of Bridgeport, Head Start of Greater Dallas). Contract values in school nutrition range from $78,000 (MMSD petite bananas) to $969,460.94 (Head Start of Greater Dallas 32,409 cases multi-year), with most school procurements running July through June fiscal years. Vendors should expect Buy American compliance, HACCP documentation, prevailing-wage certification where applicable (particularly Illinois), insurance minimums of $500,000 to $2,000,000 general liability, and local-vendor preferences or geographic-sourcing mandates in select jurisdictions (Wisconsin 400-mile requirement, Georgia local-farm preferences).