UNSPSC 50305831: Friar plums

The variety of plums known as friar plums

UNSPSC 50305831 Friar plums, a Commodity code, describes fresh fruit procurement by state and local governments serving institutional food-service operations—correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, senior programs, and child care organizations. State and local buyers under this code procure both single-commodity purchases (friar plums specifically) and broader fresh produce categories that include plums as one line item among dozens. The work being solicited spans delivery of fresh produce to prison food warehouses, school nutrition programs serving hundreds of students daily, senior center distribution networks, and child care facilities, with vendors responsible for meeting USDA quality standards, maintaining cold chains, and often providing weekly or twice-weekly deliveries. Issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county and city school districts across multiple states, county boards of education, senior services divisions, and specialized food-service organizations such as Head Start agencies and child care coalitions.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Connecticut, with school districts and state correctional agencies driving the heaviest volume. Representative solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice requesting fresh fruit and vegetable supply to its Palestine and Snyder food warehouses (RFQ, due October 19 and October 14, 2026 respectively); Madison Metropolitan School District bidding for petite bananas at approximately $78,000 annually and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks requiring Wisconsin-sourced produce within 400 miles, with preference for certified diverse-owned vendors and organic pricing incentives (RFB, due July 29, 2026); Dougherty County Board of Education seeking fresh produce across 40 line items for 24 school nutrition sites (IFB, due June 16, 2026); Collier County Parks and Recreation requesting food services at North Collier Regional Park via local-vendor preference and woman/minority business enterprise scoring (ITN, due March 6, 2025); and Illinois Department of Mental Health procuring fresh produce for Madden Mental Health Center on a small purchase basis with mandatory Illinois Chief Procurement Office certifications and a minority contractor initiative fee (small purchase, due August 14, 2026). Most school district solicitations carry Buy American provisions, HACCP plan requirements, and liability insurance minimums of $500,000 to $1,000,000; many apply geographic-preference or local-sourcing filters and welcome diverse-owned business participation.