UNSPSC 50305845: King james plums

The variety of plums known as king james plums

UNSPSC 50305845 King James plums is a Commodity code that covers specialty fresh fruits procured by state and local governments for meal programs, particularly school nutrition services and child care food programs. Recent solicitations show school districts and child nutrition organizations buying fresh produce—including plums and comparable specialty fruit items—as components of broader produce contracts serving students under federal nutrition programs including the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP). State and local buyers also source specialty fruits for senior services, correctional facilities, and other institutional feeding operations. The work itself involves sourcing, packaging, and delivering fresh produce to designated meal sites, with vendors managing inventory, maintaining cold chain compliance, and meeting USDA food safety and nutritional standards including HACCP plans, GAP certification, and product traceability documentation.

Issuing bodies span school districts (a dominant buyer segment), county boards of education, municipal school systems, child care and Head Start organizations, and senior services divisions. Georgia school districts appear across multiple recent procurements, with Bulloch County, Dougherty County, Glynn County, Henry County, Liberty County, and others all soliciting produce contracts in the past four months; Texas school districts (Austin ISD, McAllen ISD, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut) and Florida's Hillsborough County Schools also show active procurement. Geographic activity clusters heavily in Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Connecticut based on recent postings. Representative opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (response date July 29, 2026, annual contract value estimated at $78,000), Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP 26RFP034 for fresh fruits and vegetables (March 11, 2026 proposal deadline, estimated $600,000 annual budget for FFVP delivery), and the GEC Buying Cooperative's RFP SN 26-004 (March 4, 2026 deadline) covering 30 Georgia school districts with approximately $5.5 million combined annual produce spending across two geographic areas. Competitive dynamics favor vendors with established produce distribution networks, USDA certification, cold chain logistics, and experience with school nutrition compliance; many districts expressly prohibit third-party logistics companies and require direct vendor control of sourcing, warehousing, and delivery.