UNSPSC 50315819: Organic casselman plums

The variety of organic plums known as organic casselman plums

UNSPSC 50315819 Organic casselman plums (Commodity) names a specific fruit product, but the recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little connection to organic casselman plums; instead, school nutrition programs are soliciting fresh produce broadly—including apples, bananas, berries, citrus, vegetables, and eggs—through RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs. The mismatch suggests this Commodity code either captures only a narrow subset of actual school produce procurement or is being used inconsistently by issuing bodies. School districts appear to be the primary buyers, with recent opportunities spanning Georgia, Texas, Wisconsin, and Florida school systems purchasing produce for National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program compliance. Geographic spread includes multiple Georgia county school districts (Douglas, Glynn, Muscogee, Savannah-Chatham, Liberty, Hancock, Bulloch, Early), independent school districts in Texas (Austin, McAllen), Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin, and Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida. Representative opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, $78,000 annual value, due July 29, 2026) and Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP 26039RFPDST for fresh fruit and vegetables under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program ($600,000 estimated annual budget, proposals due March 11, 2026). The Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for 30 districts across Georgia spans approximately 72 produce line items with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two.

State and local issuers of produce solicitations emphasize Buy American provisions (domestic commodities or 51% domestic content in processed products), HACCP plans with traceability and 24/7 recall accessibility, weekly or twice-weekly delivery windows (typically 5:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday), and compliance with USDA whole-grain and nutritional standards. Evaluation commonly weights cost at 30–50% and vendor qualifications, product quality, delivery reliability, and references at 10–30% each; some districts apply price preferences for locally grown or organic products or award on a line-item basis to multiple vendors. Contract terms typically run July 1 through June 30 with one to four optional renewal years; prices must remain firm for 12–24 months with prospective redetermination allowed only after baseline periods and justified by USDA or BLS index data. Insurance requirements generally mandate $1 million general liability and $500,000–$1 million workers' compensation. No specific set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises appear across the sample, though some districts (McAllen ISD, Austin ISD, Douglas County RFP) encourage HUB or minority/women-owned business participation and apply modest scoring preferences. Demand is steady but competition is intense—most districts reserve the right to split awards among multiple vendors, accept partial rejections, and substitute comparable products if fill rates fall below 98%.