UNSPSC 50305863: Red beaut plums

The variety of plums known as red beaut plums

UNSPSC 50305863 Red beaut plums is a Commodity code. State and local governments use this code narrowly to procure specific fresh produce items—in this case, a single plum variety—typically as part of broader food-service contracts for institutional meal programs. The work being solicited encompasses procurement and delivery of fresh produce meeting institutional food-safety, quality, and ripeness standards to correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, senior centers, and child care programs. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and mental health, county and city school districts, municipal senior services divisions, and independent school districts. The contracts typically require weekly or bi-weekly deliveries to central warehouses or individual sites, compliance with USDA and state food-safety standards, HACCP certification where applicable, temperature-controlled logistics, and vendor liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $1,000,000 in general liability coverage.

Recent activity shows concentrated procurement in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Mississippi. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple fresh-produce solicitations for facility food warehouses (IW267376 for Palestine, IW267420 for Snyder, and IW267411 for Wynne Food Warehouse, all with response dates in October 2026); the Illinois Department of Corrections sought fresh produce for Joliet Treatment Center under small purchase with a small business set-aside (due September 3, 2026); and numerous school districts have issued produce bids for 2026–2027 school years, including Madison Metropolitan School District (RFB 4162 for petite bananas, $78,000 estimated value, due July 29, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026), DeSoto County Schools (due June 22, 2026), and Bartow County Schools (RFP 10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026, requiring local sourcing within 400 miles). Collier County, Florida issued an Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park (due March 6, 2025 in the source, indicating a date error). The code shows steady activity but remains narrow in application—recent opportunities are almost exclusively institutional food service for education, corrections, mental health, and senior centers rather than commercial retail or broader grocery procurement.