UNSPSC 50305840: Howard sun plums

The variety of plums known as howard sun plums

UNSPSC 50305840 Howard sun plums is a Commodity code that names a single produce item but does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity posted under it. The recent opportunities tagged to this code solicited fresh produce, fresh fruits and vegetables, and grocery items for institutional food service — school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior centers, child care programs, and food warehouses — but none specified or emphasized sun plums as a distinct line item or primary commodity. The code's narrow commodity naming conflicts with the breadth of produce sourcing actually occurring in posted solicitations, suggesting either misclassification at the point of posting or use of the code as a catch-all for mixed fresh produce procurement.

State and local issuing bodies conducting produce procurement span school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Early County, Bryan County, Hancock County, Dougherty County boards of education in multiple states), state correctional and mental health departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county and municipal agencies (Collier County, City of San Antonio, City of Bridgeport, City of Edinburg), and specialized service providers (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition). Recent opportunities posted between May and October 2026 include Texas Department of Criminal Justice fresh fruit and vegetable supply contracts for food warehouses in Snyder, Wynne, and Palestine with response dates in mid-October 2026; Madison Metropolitan School District bids for petite bananas and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks due late July 2026 with estimated annual value of $78,000 for bananas alone; Collier County's invitation to negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park with a local-vendor preference worth 10 evaluation points and a proposal due date of March 6, 2025 (note: this date appears to be a data error); Illinois Department of Corrections fresh produce request for Joliet Treatment Center with a small business set-aside, bi-weekly delivery, and prevailing wage compliance requirement, due September 3, 2026; and DeSoto County School District fresh produce procurement for 41 school sites under a cost-plus-fee model with 97 percent service-level requirement and bids due June 22, 2026. Buying activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Mississippi, with school nutrition programs representing the largest single category of recent solicitations, followed by correctional and mental health institutional food service. Geographic spread is dispersed across multiple states rather than concentrated in any single region.