UNSPSC 50305876: St catherine plum

The variety of plums known as st catherine plum

UNSPSC 50305876 St catherine plum is a Commodity code that does not align with the state and local procurement activity captured in the recent opportunities block. The code nominally describes a single produce item—St. Catherine plums—yet the recent solicitations show state and local governments buying fresh produce through broad-based commodity procurement spanning dozens of line items per contract: whole fresh fruits and vegetables (apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, leafy greens, peppers, potatoes, tomatoes), processed produce options (pre-cut vegetables, fruit cups, prepared salads), dried fruits and nuts, and eggs. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, including Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Henry County Schools (Georgia), DeSoto County School District (Mississippi), Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), and Central Point School District (Oregon). City and county agencies also procure under related codes: the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut), City of San Antonio (Texas), and County of Santa Clara (California) for senior services and correctional facilities. Head Start of Greater Dallas and cooperative purchasing vehicles like the GEC Buying Cooperative (30 Georgia school districts) round out the issuing-body profile. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Wisconsin, Florida, Connecticut, and California, with sporadic activity in Mississippi, Oregon, and other states.

Recent representative solicitations show the breadth of the market. Madison Metropolitan School District issued RFB 4162 (July 29, 2026 due date) for petite bananas at an estimated $78,000 annual value and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks procured within 400 miles of Madison at weekly volumes of 5,900 servings. The City of Bridgeport issued BID BNB052266 (due June 30, 2026) for over 1,100 line items of grocery items including fruits and vegetables supporting the National School Lunch Program with Buy American requirements (51% domestic content). The GEC Buying Cooperative issued RFP SN 26-004 (due March 4, 2026) covering approximately 72 produce line items across two geographic regions with estimated spending near $5.5 million annually across Area One ($4.4 million, 18 districts) and Area Two ($1.1 million, 12 districts), with cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing tied to USDA Terminal Market prices. Hillsborough County Public Schools issued RFP 26039RFQDST for specialty fresh fruits and vegetables to elementary schools under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program with cost-plus fixed-fee-per-case structure and estimated annual budget of $600,000. Austin Independent School District issued RFP 26RFP034 (due March 11, 2026) for fresh produce and a la carte beverages with emphasis on Good Food Purchasing Program participation, local sourcing, and supplier accountability. The code shows substantial state and local procurement activity, but the nominal commodity—St. Catherine plums—appears in none of the recent solicitations; actual buying centers on mixed-item fresh produce catalogs, cooperative purchasing arrangements, and program-specific delivery (CACFP, FFVP, National School Lunch Program). Firms pursuing work under this code should recognize that state and local procurement offices do not typically issue standalone plum solicitations; instead, they bundle dozens of produce SKUs into integrated food-service contracts, making success dependent on supply chain breadth, institutional delivery capability, price competitiveness against USDA market indexes, and compliance with nutrition standards and domestic-sourcing mandates.