UNSPSC 50305853: Mirabelle plum

The variety of plums known as mirabelle plum

UNSPSC 50305853 Mirabelle plum is a Commodity code that covers fresh fruit procurement for institutional food service—specifically, the code encompasses fresh plums and related stone fruits sourced through state and local government contracts. Recent opportunities under this code show minimal direct activity; the source material contains no solicitations explicitly naming mirabelle plums or plum varieties as primary line items. Instead, state and local buyers tag broad fresh-produce and grocery-procurement notices with codes in the 50-million range, and plums appear only as incidental items within larger produce or fresh-fruit contracts serving school nutrition programs, child care facilities, and corrections operations.

State and local procurement under the code reflects participation from school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Henry County Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Dougherty County Board of Education, and others across Georgia, Wisconsin, Texas, Florida, and Connecticut), municipal corrections and detention operations (County of Santa Clara), child-care networks (City of Edinburg CACFP program, Head Start of Greater Dallas), and regional cooperative purchasing consortia (GEC Buying Cooperative). Solicitation types range from RFP and RFQ notices to formal Invitation for Bid (IFB) and Invitation to Bid (ITB) instruments, with response deadlines typically spanning 2–6 weeks. Representative recent opportunities include the GEC Buying Cooperative's fresh produce and eggs procurement (RFP SN 26-004, proposal due March 4, 2026) covering 30 Georgia school districts with estimated annual spending exceeding $5.5 million; the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's fresh-produce bid (BID 26-34, due April 23, 2026) for 72 produce items across 60 school sites; and the City of Meriden Public Schools' commercial groceries and produce RFP (RFP 026-41, due February 25, 2026) with an anticipated contract value of $3.1 million. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia (where nearly half of the recent opportunities originate), followed by Texas, Florida, Wisconsin, California, Connecticut, Oregon, and Mississippi. Most state and local produce procurement emphasizes domestic sourcing under Buy American provisions (7 CFR 210.21(d)) and USDA compliance, with HACCP plans and traceability required; few solicitations name specific fruit varieties, making pursuit under this granular commodity code unlikely without direct outreach to district nutrition directors to confirm demand for mirabelle plums specifically.