UNSPSC 50305845: King james plums

The variety of plums known as king james plums

UNSPSC 50305845 King james plums is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure fresh produce—primarily fruits and vegetables in bulk for institutional food service operations including correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, senior services, child care centers, mental health facilities, and regional parks. Recent solicitations show procurement focused on produce delivery to correctional institutions, school districts, county health facilities, and municipal senior centers, with orders ranging from weekly bi-weekly deliveries to specific warehouses and food production centers. Issuing bodies span state departments of correction and mental health, independent school districts, county boards of education, municipalities, county health coalitions, and special-purpose entities. Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) appears as a repeat buyer, posting multiple solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetable delivery to prison food warehouses in Palestine, Snyder, and Huntsville; similarly, school districts across Georgia, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Connecticut, and Texas solicit produce in volumes of thousands of cases annually for child nutrition programs under USDA National School Lunch Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program requirements.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Mississippi, and Connecticut. Representative solicitations include TDCJ's RFP for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to the Palestine facility (due October 19, 2026); Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, annual value $78,000, contract September 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027); Illinois Department of Mental Health's small purchase for fresh produce delivery to Madden Mental Health Center (39 line items weekly through June 30, 2027); and Collier County's Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park with food concessions including fresh produce (due March 6, 2025, with three-year term and local-vendor preference of 10 evaluation points). School nutrition procurements typically specify Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP compliance, weekly or bi-weekly delivery schedules, F.O.B. Destination pricing with no fuel surcharges, and contract terms running July through June spanning one to three years with renewal options. Correctional and mental health facility procurements follow similar patterns with emphasis on food safety certification and cost-plus or firm fixed-price models.