UNSPSC 50305849: Lone star red plums

The variety of plums known as lone star red plums

UNSPSC 50305849 Lone star red plums is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of fresh stone fruits for child nutrition programs, school meal services, and institutional food operations. Recent solicitations show school districts and child care providers sourcing fresh produce—including plums and comparable stone fruits—as components of broader meal program contracts or standalone fresh-produce procurement vehicles. The issuing bodies are predominantly school nutrition programs (school districts from elementary through secondary), child care food program operators (Head Start agencies, after-school programs), and municipal child nutrition services, with activity concentrated in the Southeast and South-Central states where institutional food service procurement is continuous across fiscal years.

The most recent opportunities reflect heavy demand for fresh produce in support of federally funded meal programs. Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) solicited petite bananas under RFB 4162 (due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under RFB 4163 (due July 29, 2026) for elementary students in the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, with weekly delivery of 5,900 servings and geographic sourcing within 400 miles of Madison. The City of Edinburg, Texas, issued RFP 2026-017 (due August 4, 2026) for food and nonfood items to support a Child and Adult Care Food Program serving 400 children daily, with five supply categories including fruits and vegetables, daily delivery, and a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. Across Georgia, school districts including Dougherty County, Hancock County, Bartow County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Liberty County, and Savannah-Chatham County posted multiple fresh-produce bids and RFPs for the 2026-2027 school year (due dates ranging from late April through July 2026), typically covering 40–72 produce line items with weekly deliveries to multiple school sites and Buy American compliance. Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) solicited specialty fruits and vegetables for 18 elementary schools in the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program under RFP 26039RFPDST (due March 11, 2026, with award anticipated August 4, 2026) at an estimated annual budget of $600,000. The GEC Buying Cooperative, representing 30 Georgia school districts across two geographic areas, issued RFP SN 26-004 (due March 4, 2026) for fresh produce and eggs with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million across both areas for the 2026-2027 contract year. School districts uniformly require firm fixed pricing, compliance with Buy American provisions, HACCP plans with traceability and 24/7 recall capability, weekly or twice-weekly deliveries to central warehouses or multiple school sites, and general liability insurance of $500,000 to $2 million per occurrence. The code shows consistent activity driven by federal meal-program funding cycles and annual school-year contracting calendars, with no apparent scarcity of solicitation volume.