UNSPSC 50305844: Kelsey plums

The variety of plums known as kelsey plums

UNSPSC 50305844 Kelsey plums, a Commodity code, represents a narrow produce-specific procurement category that state and local governments buy primarily through school nutrition programs and child care food service operations. Recent solicitations show school districts and child nutrition agencies treating Kelsey plums as a line item within broader fresh produce contracts rather than as a standalone commodity—they appear alongside bananas, apples, berries, and other fresh fruits in cafeteria procurement RFPs that bundle dozens of produce items into single awards. The work involves sourcing, warehousing, and delivery of fresh plums meeting USDA grade standards, HACCP compliance, and child nutrition program nutritional requirements, with vendors holding responsibility for temperature control, shelf-life assurance, and traceability documentation.

School districts and child nutrition programs across the Southeast and South-Central regions dominate recent activity under this code's family. The Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), and multiple Georgia school districts—including Bulloch County, Glynn County, Dougherty County, and Bryan County—have posted RFBs and RFPs for fresh produce contracts that include Kelsey plums or equivalent plum varieties within their fruit line items. Head Start agencies and municipal child care food programs, such as the City of Edinburg, Texas CACFP meal program (RFP2026017, due August 4, 2026), also procure plums as part of larger mixed-produce awards. Cooperative buying vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative (serving 30 Georgia school districts) and established school nutrition suppliers dominate the competitive landscape. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Mississippi, Oregon, and California. The code shows limited standalone demand; instead, plums compete within comprehensive produce procurement cycles where school districts evaluate on cost (typically weighted 30–50%), quality and freshness (20–30%), delivery reliability (15–25%), and vendor experience (10–20%). Evaluation often emphasizes local or regional sourcing preferences, Buy American compliance, and HACCP certification. No recent solicitations name Kelsey plums explicitly by variety—they appear as generic "plums" within itemized produce lists. The absence of variety-specific demand signals suggests limited buyer preference for this cultivar; vendors typically propose commodity-grade plums available through mainstream produce distributors rather than specialty sourcing.