UNSPSC 50305858: President plums

The variety of plums known as president plums

UNSPSC 50305858 President plums, a Commodity code, represents produce procurement by state and local education and human services agencies, grounded primarily in school nutrition programs, child care food services, and senior services. State and local governments soliciting under this code buy fresh produce—including whole fruits and vegetables, specialty items, and pre-cut or processed produce—for meal programs serving students, children, and seniors. The issuing bodies span school districts (from single-district procurements to multi-district cooperative arrangements), municipal departments of human services, independent school districts, and child care service providers. School nutrition departments dominate recent activity, with procurement driven by federal meal programs (National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program). Many districts explicitly source for local or domestic produce when cost and quality are comparable, and several enforce geographic sourcing mandates (e.g., produce grown within 200 or 400 miles). Evaluation criteria typically weight cost heavily (30–50 points) alongside product quality, vendor experience, delivery reliability, and compliance with food safety standards including HACCP plans and traceability requirements. Contracts run from July to June fiscal years and commonly include renewal options extending 2–5 years total.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia (Bryan County Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Early County Schools, Glynn County, Hancock County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System), Texas (City of Edinburg CACFP, Head Start of Greater Dallas, McAllen Independent School District, Austin Independent School District), and Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools). Representative opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, due July 29, 2026) and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within Wisconsin (due July 29, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce with over 200 line items (due June 26, 2026); and the GEC Buying Cooperative RFP SN 26-004 aggregating 30 Georgia school districts across two geographic areas with combined estimated annual spending of $5.5 million (due March 4, 2026). The City of Bridgeport Food and Nutrition Services procured over 1,100 grocery line items including fresh produce (IFB BNB052266, due June 30, 2026). Buy American provisions, compliance with USDA nutrition standards, and insurance requirements (typically $500,000–$2,000,000 general liability) appear consistently. Most awards go to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder; multiple awards to different vendors on a line-item basis are common when volume and delivery logistics require segmented sourcing.