UNSPSC 50305863: Red beaut plums

The variety of plums known as red beaut plums

UNSPSC 50305863 Red beaut plums is a Commodity code that describes fresh specialty plums for institutional food service, grounded in what state and local school districts, child nutrition programs, and senior services agencies are actively procuring. Red beaut plums appear as a single line item within much larger fresh produce portfolios solicited by school nutrition programs, child and adult care food programs, and municipal senior services departments. The issuing bodies reflect a mix of school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin, multiple Georgia counties including Bryan, Dougherty, Glynn, and Hancock Counties, Florida's Hillsborough County Public Schools, McAllen ISD in Texas), municipal and county nutrition departments (City of Edinburg Texas CACFP program, San Antonio senior services), child care consortiums (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Boys & Girls Club operations), and regional buying cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 Georgia school districts). These jurisdictions procure red beaut plums as component ingredients in weekly fresh produce deliveries supporting National School Lunch Programs, School Breakfast Programs, Child and Adult Care Food Programs (CACFP), USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Programs, and senior center nutrition initiatives.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Wisconsin, Florida, and Connecticut, with Georgia dominating recent solicitations through its school districts and the GEC cooperative. Representative recent opportunities include the Hancock County Board of Education IFB #SN002-2027 (due June 26, 2026) soliciting 200+ fresh produce line items for 2026-27 with weekly delivery to three school locations and a contract period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; the GEC Buying Cooperative RFP SN 26-004 (due March 4, 2026) for fresh produce serving 30 Georgia school districts across two geographic areas with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million; McAllen Independent School District RFP 2026-1029 (extended deadline March 6, 2026) covering fresh produce across 31 campuses serving 20,000 students; and the Hillsborough County Public Schools RFP 26039RFPDST (proposals due March 11, 2026) for specialty fruits and vegetables under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program at 18 elementary schools with an estimated annual budget of $600,000. Commodity-level red beaut plums compete on unit pricing, seasonal availability, case pack sizes, and delivery reliability within these broader fresh produce contracts; most opportunities employ cost-weighted evaluation (typically 40–50% of scoring) alongside quality, service capability, and compliance factors. Buy American provisions (7 CFR 210.21(d)) apply across school nutrition procurements, and many solicitations impose geographic preferences or support for local and minority-owned vendors where cost and quality are comparable.