UNSPSC 50305853: Mirabelle plum

The variety of plums known as mirabelle plum

UNSPSC 50305853 Mirabelle plum is a Commodity code that captures procurement of fresh produce items for institutional food service operations — school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior services, and child care operations. The code's nominal scope encompasses a single fruit variety, but in practice state and local procurement bodies use fresh-produce codes to solicit broader commodity bundles spanning multiple fruit and vegetable types, processed fruits, and produce-adjacent items such as eggs and fresh-cut ready-to-eat vegetables. Recent solicitations show state departments of corrections and mental health, school districts, county school nutrition programs, and city senior services all posting fresh-produce RFQs, RFPs, and IFBs under produce-family codes. The mix of issuing bodies is predominantly school districts and their nutrition programs (Madison Metropolitan School District, Bryan County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, DeSoto County School District, Bartow County School System), state agencies operating institutional food service (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), and cities or counties managing senior centers, child care, and detention facilities (Collier County Parks, City of San Antonio Senior Services, City of Bridgeport Board of Education, Head Start of Greater Dallas). No single issuer dominates; procurement is distributed across dozens of independent jurisdictions.

Geographic concentration spans Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Florida, with the densest recent activity in Georgia school districts and Texas state agency facilities. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice soliciting fresh fruit and vegetables for multiple food warehouses (Snyder and Wynne) with October 2026 response deadlines via RFQ; Madison Metropolitan School District bidding petite bananas (RFB 4162, 70–90 cases weekly, estimated annual value $78,000, due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program participation (RFB 4163, 5,900 servings weekly, due July 29, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education seeking fresh produce across 200+ line items for school nutrition (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026); Bryan County Schools sealed-bid procurement for fresh produce covering apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, onions, oranges, potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes, and specialty items (due May 27, 2026); Bartow County School System requesting local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (RFP 10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026); and Illinois Department of Mental Health at Madden Mental Health Center establishing FY27 fresh fruits and vegetables supply (small purchase, due August 14, 2026). Contracts typically run one school year (July–June) with optional renewal periods, specify Buy American domestic-content minimums (50–51% for processed items), require HACCP plans and food-safety compliance, mandate delivery to multiple sites, and award on lowest responsive and responsible bidder basis or weighted criteria emphasizing cost, vendor qualifications, menu variety, and local sourcing preferences where applicable.