UNSPSC 50315846: Organic laroda plums

The variety of organic plums known as organic laroda plums

UNSPSC 50315846 Organic laroda plums is a Commodity code that nominally names a single produce item, but the recent state and local solicitations reveal a significant mismatch: no posted opportunities actually seek organic laroda plums. Instead, school districts and related educational buyers across Georgia, Florida, and Texas are aggressively soliciting fresh produce—both conventional and occasionally organic—as components of broader school nutrition contracts. The code appears to be a categorical misalignment in state and local procurement systems; vendors pursuing this nominal commodity should recognize that the actual buying activity under this code (when it appears at all) is embedded in multi-item produce RFPs, IFBs, and RFQs where fresh fruit and vegetables are specified by type, ripeness stage, pack size, and delivery protocol rather than by this single varietal name.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with recent activity concentrated in Georgia (Madison Metropolitan, Hancock County, Bartow County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Glynn County, and Douglas County school systems) and expanding to Texas (McAllen ISD, Austin ISD) and Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools). Representative recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas due July 29, 2026, with weekly usage of 70–90 cases and an estimated annual contract value of $78,000 for delivery to a single warehouse location; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items (apples, berries, root vegetables, melons, citrus, leafy greens) with bids due June 26, 2026; Bulloch County's IFP for locally grown produce (within 200 miles) including 24 items from watermelons to butter beans for the 2026–2027 school year; and Douglas County School System's RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative covering approximately 72 line items (apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, eggs) with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two. Most contracts run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options, require HACCP plans, maintain strict Buy American preferences, and award to lowest responsive and responsible bidder on a line-item basis, often permitting multiple vendor awards within a single solicitation.