UNSPSC 50315870: Organic royal red plums

The variety of organic plums known as organic royal red plums

UNSPSC 50315870 Organic royal red plums, Commodity tier, does not reflect recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope — organic stone fruit — diverges sharply from what school districts and states are actually buying under this tag. Recent solicitations posted against this code focus on fresh produce broadly, petite bananas, and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, not plums or organic varieties specifically. The Douglas County School System cooperative RFP for fresh produce and eggs (SN 26-004, posted February 2026, proposals due March 4, 2026) and the Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce (SY27, posted June 2026, bids due June 26, 2026) exemplify the scale and scope of current activity — multi-line-item institutional procurements spanning dozens of produce categories across dozens of schools and districts, with estimated annual spend reaching $4.4 million in some cooperative arrangements. The mismatch suggests either miscoding at the issuing body level or a code assignment artifact; practitioners should treat this code as having minimal relevant recent opportunity flow and verify actual produce categories during pre-bid outreach.

School districts and county boards of education dominate the issuing bodies, supplemented by state departments (Georgia posted a food supplies opportunity, PE55645NONST2026000000009, in May 2026) and independent school districts (McAllen, Austin, Hillsborough County in Texas and Florida). Georgia school systems — including Hancock County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Bulloch County, and Douglas County cooperatives — represent the heaviest concentration, with supplementary activity in Texas (McAllen, Austin) and Florida (Hillsborough). Evaluation typically weights cost at 30–50% with product quality, vendor experience, and local or domestic sourcing preferences sharing the remainder. Buy American provisions are standard; many districts impose local-mile sourcing caps (200–400 miles) for farm-to-school programs. Award is made to lowest responsive and responsible bidder on a line-item basis with options for multiple vendors per category. Delivery windows (typically 6:00–7:30 a.m. to 2:00–2:30 p.m., Monday–Friday) and HACCP plan requirements are contractual constants.