UNSPSC 50305846: Laroda plums

The variety of plums known as laroda plums

UNSPSC 50305846 Laroda plums (Commodity) represents a narrow product line within fresh fruit procurement that state and local governments buy primarily for institutional food service operations—detention facilities, mental health centers, school districts, senior programs, and child care organizations. The code sees limited direct activity; instead, laroda plums appear as line items within broader fresh produce solicitations issued by correctional departments, state mental health agencies, school nutrition programs, and municipal food service departments. Issuing bodies span state departments of criminal justice and mental health, county school boards, city school districts, and specialized service providers such as Head Start organizations and senior services divisions. The work itself entails supply and delivery of fresh laroda plums meeting USDA quality standards, with vendors responsible for freshness guarantees, timely delivery, and replacement of damaged or rotten fruit at no cost to the facility.

Recent activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Mississippi, with Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing multiple fresh produce solicitations covering facilities at Palestine, Snyder, and Huntsville (responses due October 14–19, 2026 via IFB notices). School districts dominate the volume: Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) bid petite bananas and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (due July 29, 2026); DeSoto County, Hancock County, Dougherty County, and Bryan County school systems in Georgia all solicited fresh produce including multiple fruit and vegetable line items (bid deadlines June–July 2026). Illinois Department of Mental Health and Illinois Department of Corrections solicited fresh produce under small purchase and RFQ notices (due August 14 and September 3, 2026). School district specifications typically emphasize whole-grain and low-sodium requirements, delivery to central warehouses and individual school sites between early morning and mid-afternoon windows, compliance with USDA nutrition standards and Buy American provisions, HACCP plans, and liability insurance of $500,000 to $1 million. Laroda plums as a discrete commodity line appear embedded within these broader procurements rather than as standalone solicitations, making pursuit viable primarily through vendors offering diversified fresh fruit and produce supply capabilities to institutional food service customers.