UNSPSC 50305867: Rich red plums

The variety of plums known as rich red plums

UNSPSC 50305867 Rich red plums is a Commodity code representing a narrowly defined fresh fruit product that state and local governments procure as part of broad child nutrition, school meal, and senior services programs. State and local buying under this code occurs overwhelmingly through school nutrition departments and child care food programs, where rich red plums compete within larger fresh produce and grocery procurement frameworks. The City of Edinburg, Texas issued RFP 2026-017 on July 16, 2026, for CACFP meal program food and nonfood items serving approximately 400 children daily, with responses due August 4, 2026; plums would qualify as one produce option within the five-category food products scope. Other recent solicitations frame plums as line items within comprehensive fresh-produce bids—Madison Metropolitan School District requested fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under RFB 4163 (due July 29, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education sought fresh produce for school meal service under IFB #SN002-2027 (due June 26, 2026), and the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts issued RFP SN 26-004 (due March 4, 2026) covering approximately 72 produce line items. The code shows no standalone demand; plums appear only as one item among dozens in multi-category produce specifications with strict pack sizes, delivery windows, HACCP compliance, and Buy American provisions.

The market is dominated by school districts and board of education agencies across Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Oregon, and California, with secondary activity from child care providers and senior services. Weekly or twice-weekly delivery to school warehouse and site locations between early morning (5:30 a.m.) and midday (2:30 p.m.) is standard, with firm pricing for contract periods and temperature-controlled transport required. No plum-specific solicitations appear in the recent opportunity set; the code is subordinate to broader fresh-produce family procurement managed by district food service departments competing for cost competitiveness (typically weighted 30–50% in evaluation) against vendor experience, product quality, and service reliability. Geographic concentration is strongest in the Southeast (Georgia and Florida school districts) and Texas, with scattered activity in the Upper Midwest and West. Pursuit viability for vendors depends on scale—plums are a commodity line item in large multi-product contracts rather than a specialized opportunity, and winning typically requires capacity across 40–72 produce categories, established relationships with school nutrition programs, and compliance infrastructure for food safety, federal buy-domestic rules, and payment terms of Net 30 to Net 45 days.