UNSPSC 50315855: Organic owen t plums

The variety of organic plums known as organic owen t plums

UNSPSC 50315855 Organic Owen T plums (Commodity) shows a significant disconnect between the code's nominal scope and recent state and local solicitation activity. The code is nominally indexed to a single fruit variety, yet the recent opportunities block contains no procurements for Owen T plums—organic or otherwise. Instead, the opportunities span a much broader family of fresh produce categories: bananas, apples, berries, broccoli, carrots, leafy greens, peppers, tomatoes, citrus fruits, eggs, and dozens of other items across school nutrition programs, cooperative purchasing arrangements, and farm-to-school initiatives. The work being solicited is institutional food service procurement—districts and school systems sourcing fresh produce to support National School Lunch Programs, breakfast programs, and the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. None of the recent opportunities name petite bananas, organic produce, or Owen T plums as a primary sourcing category.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix across Georgia, Texas, Wisconsin, and Florida. Representative recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District (RFB 4162 for petite bananas, due July 29, 2026, estimated annual value $78,000), Hancock County Board of Education (IFB for fresh produce across 200+ line items, July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027), Bulloch County School District (IFP for locally grown produce within 200 miles, 24 items, July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027), and Douglas County School System (RFP through GEC Buying Cooperative for 72 line items across two geographic areas, estimated annual spend $5.5 million). Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Hancock, Bulloch, Glynn, Liberty, Muscogee, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas counties; Bartow County System), with additional recent solicitations from Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan), Florida (Hillsborough County), and Texas (McAllen and Austin independent school districts). The code sees active procurement volume but appears to be a taxonomy mismatch—vendors pursuing institutional produce supply should bid against broader produce family codes rather than relying on this single-commodity index.