UNSPSC 50305874: Saphire plums

The variety of plums known as saphire plums

UNSPSC 50305874 Saphire plums is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual procurement activity present in the recent state and local opportunities reviewed. The source material shows no recent solicitations for saphire plums or any plums variety. Instead, the tagged opportunities center on comprehensive fresh produce procurement for school nutrition programs, child and adult care food programs, and correctional facilities, covering dozens of produce line items (apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, oranges, potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes, and many others) alongside dried fruits, nuts, and prepared produce. This mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual buying activity suggests that the code designation may be inaccurate or that saphire plums occupy a negligible share of recent state and local fresh produce contracting.

The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (including Madison Metropolitan School District, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Glynn County Board of Education, Austin Independent School District, Henry County Schools, and twenty-plus others), along with municipalities (City of Bridgeport, City of Meriden, City of San Antonio), county boards of education, child care and Head Start organizations (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Boys & Girls Club via City of Edinburg), and one correctional facility (Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office). Recent solicitations span Texas (McAllen ISD, Austin ISD, DeSoto County, Edinburg), Georgia (Madison Metropolitan in Wisconsin, but extensive Georgia school district activity including Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bartow County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools, Bridgeport Board of Education), Florida (Hillsborough County), Oregon (Central Point School District), California (Santa Clara County), and Mississippi (DeSoto County). The activity is concentrated heavily in Georgia school nutrition procurement, followed by scattered urban school districts and food service agencies across multiple states. Recent representative opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas due July 29, 2026, Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and beverages due March 11, 2026, and the GEC Buying Cooperative's multistate RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia school districts due March 4, 2026 with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million. Most solicitations are issued as Invitations for Bid (IFB) or Request for Proposal (RFP) with firm fixed or cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing structures, Buy American compliance requirements, HACCP and food safety certifications mandatory, and delivery schedules typically weekly to multiple school or institutional sites between early morning and early afternoon hours.