UNSPSC 50315831: Organic friar plums

The variety of organic plums known as organic friar plums

UNSPSC 50315831 Organic friar plums (Commodity) shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The code designation refers to a specific fruit commodity, yet the recent opportunities tagged under it consist almost entirely of broader fresh produce and school nutrition solicitations that encompass dozens of fruit and vegetable line items, not organic friar plums specifically. A review of the most recent state and local opportunities reveals no solicitation explicitly requesting organic friar plums as a standalone product or primary line item; instead, the opportunities listed (petite bananas, fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, mixed fresh produce for school nutrition programs, and eggs) diverge substantially from the commodity code's stated focus.

State and local buyers pursuing this code are predominantly school districts and school boards in Georgia, Florida, and Texas, supported by cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative. Representative recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (due July 29, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items (due June 26, 2026), Glynn County Board of Education's IFB 27-02 for fresh produce across 16 school sites (due April 14, 2026), and Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two (due March 4, 2026). The code presents a mismatch between its commodity designation and actual buying patterns: the recent opportunities index substantially larger, multi-category produce procurements tied to school nutrition programs, Buy American provisions, HACCP compliance, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program funding rather than specialized sourcing of a single organic fruit variety. Pursuit of this code requires alignment with institutional food service contracting rather than commodity-specific supply relationships.