UNSPSC 50305840: Howard sun plums

The variety of plums known as howard sun plums

UNSPSC 50305840 Howard sun plums (Commodity) does not show relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally refers to a specific fruit variety, but the recent opportunities tagged to this code span food service procurement for school districts, child care programs, senior services, and corrections facilities—encompassing hundreds of line items across fresh produce categories, frozen foods, dairy, proteins, beverages, and janitorial supplies. None of the recent solicitations isolates Howard sun plums as a distinct procurement line item or names the variety in bid specifications; instead, districts and agencies procure fresh produce broadly through competitive bids and RFPs that specify generic fruit categories (apples, bananas, berries, stone fruits) without distinguishing cultivar or brand.

The issuing-body mix is predominantly school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Muscogee County School District, Henry County Schools, Glynn County Board of Education, Liberty County Board of Education, Bulloch County School District, and numerous others across Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, and Oregon), supplemented by Head Start agencies, municipal child and adult care programs, county corrections facilities, and senior services divisions. Geographic spread spans Texas, Georgia, Florida, Oregon, Connecticut, and California, with particularly dense recent activity in Georgia school nutrition procurements. Representative solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 (petite bananas, 70–90 cases weekly, $78,000 annual value, due July 29, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education IFB SN002-2027 (fresh produce across 200+ line items, bids due June 26, 2026), and the GEC Buying Cooperative's SN 26-004 cooperative procurement (30 Georgia districts, ~$5.5 million estimated annual spend across two geographic areas, proposals due March 4, 2026). The code shows no pursuit signal for a specialized commodity; vendors in this space compete on fresh-produce distribution capability, delivery logistics, compliance with USDA Buy American and HACCP requirements, and cost competitiveness within institutional nutrition programs.