UNSPSC 50305875: Sloe plum

The variety of plums known as sloe plum

UNSPSC 50305875 Sloe plum, a Commodity code, covers fresh produce—apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, tomatoes, peppers, and related items—supplied to institutional food-service operations including correctional facilities, mental-health centers, school districts, senior centers, and child-care programs. Recent solicitations show state and local governments purchasing produce primarily for school nutrition programs serving breakfast and lunch requirements, followed by procurement by state corrections and mental-health departments for facility dining. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with individual districts across Georgia, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Mississippi, Illinois, and Texas posting multiple RFBs (Requests for Bids) and RFPs annually; state departments of corrections and mental health in Texas and Illinois also solicit regularly. Counties and municipal departments (San Antonio Parks & Recreation, Collier County Parks) issue less frequently but pursue multi-vendor or cooperative arrangements. Many school districts apply Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic content, enforce USDA nutrition standards including whole-grain and low-sodium mandates, and favor local sourcing within 400 miles where feasible, with locational preferences embedded in evaluation criteria and pricing adjustments.

The code shows concentrated recent activity in the Southeast (Georgia, Mississippi), Texas, Illinois, and Wisconsin, with school-district procurements in these states posting bids in May through July 2026 for the 2026-2027 school year. Representative solicitations include: Bryan County Board of Education (Georgia) RFB for fresh produce, sealed bids due May 27, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) IFB for over 200 fresh-produce line items, bids due June 26, 2026; Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) RFB for petite bananas (estimated annual value $78,000, weekly usage 70–90 cases, contract September 1, 2026–June 30, 2027) and separate RFB for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison with Wisconsin diversity preference; Texas Department of Criminal Justice multiple fresh-fruit-and-vegetable solicitations to food warehouses in Snyder, Wynne, and Palestine, sealed bids due October 14 and October 19, 2026; and Illinois Department of Corrections Joliet Treatment Center fresh-produce RFQ, small-business set-aside, bi-weekly deliveries, responses due September 3, 2026. Contracts typically run school or fiscal year terms (July to June or September to June) with optional renewal periods, fixed pricing firm for the contract period unless escalation clauses tied to federal labor or consumer price indices apply, F.O.B. Destination delivery to multiple school or facility sites, and insurance requirements (general liability $500,000 to $1 million, workers compensation as required by state law).