UNSPSC 50305848: Linda rosa plums

The variety of plums known as linda rosa plums

UNSPSC 50305848 Linda rosa plums (Commodity) covers fresh plum supply to state and local institutional food service operations, including correctional facilities, mental-health centers, schools, senior services, and child nutrition programs. The code sees activity across school nutrition procurement (including Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program funding), institutional food service for corrections and mental health, and community feeding programs like CACFP and Head Start. Recent solicitations show institutions buying mixed fresh produce — often plums alongside other fruits and vegetables as part of broader commodity bundles — rather than single-item procurements. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections (Texas, Illinois), school districts and boards of education (Madison Metropolitan, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bartow County, Early County), county health systems (Marion Health Care Coalition, Collier County Parks), municipal departments (City of San Antonio, City of Edinburg, City of Bridgeport), and nonprofit child-care networks (Head Start of Greater Dallas). The solicitation type varies; school districts predominantly use IFB and sealed-bid formats with response dates ranging June through October 2026, while state corrections departments and mental-health centers use RFP, ITN, and small-purchase procurement vehicles.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Florida, with particular density in school nutrition procurement across Georgia counties. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice soliciting fresh fruit and vegetables for Palestine and Snyder food warehouses (IW267376 and IW267420, response dates October 14–19, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District requesting petite bananas and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4162 and 4163, due July 29, 2026, estimated annual banana value $78,000), the Dougherty County Board of Education seeking fresh produce across 24 school nutrition sites (sealed bid due June 16, 2026), Bartow County requesting local fresh fruits and vegetables from farms within 400 miles (RFP 10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026), and Head Start of Greater Dallas procuring approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods and produce for CACFP (IFB 26-GP, sealed bid due June 24, 2026, total estimated value $969,460.94). Buy American sourcing requirements, prevailing wage compliance, food-safety and HACCP certification, and local-vendor preferences are standard conditions; school districts frequently apply domestic agricultural commodity minimums (51% for processed items) and geographic sourcing restrictions (400-mile radii in Georgia procurement).