UNSPSC 50325704: Dried dapple dandy plucot

The variety of plucots known as dapple dandy plucot that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50325704 Dried dapple dandy plucot is a Commodity code covering specialized dried fruit products procured by state and local school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. State and local governments buy dried fruit under this code as part of broader food-service sourcing — the recent opportunities show school districts and state corrections departments purchasing dried fruit as components of commodity food contracts alongside proteins, vegetables, dairy, and pantry staples for cafeteria and nutrition center operations. Issuing bodies include school district boards of education (Hancock County Schools, Bridgeport Board of Education), state-level purchasing divisions (Georgia Statewide Procurement, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and correctional agencies (TDCJ Contracts and Procurement Department). School nutrition contracts dominate recent activity, with RFPs and IFBs that bundle dried and fresh produce into comprehensive commodity lists; one representative IFB from Hancock County Schools (PE67080NONST2027000000013, due June 26, 2026) lists over 200 fresh and specialty produce line items across multiple categories. Correctional food procurement also appears, with TDCJ issuing separate, narrowly scoped bids for specific dried fruits — a bid for whole, pitted, dried prunes (IW236532, due February 20, 2026) specified U.S. Grade B quality, 60–70 count size, 25-pound boxes, and a minimum order of 1,400 boxes for the Corpus Christi location.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with Georgia issuing a state-level food-supplies bid (PE55645NONST2026000000009, due June 22, 2026) and Texas issuing both statewide cafeteria procurement through TDCJ (IFB No. 304T-26-300CF, due May 4, 2026, covering 382 line items across five geographic areas) and item-specific bids through TDCJ. Connecticut school nutrition also appears (City of Bridgeport IFB BNB053266, due June 26, 2026, covering 115 commodity line items). All school nutrition solicitations enforce Buy American provisions requiring a minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed products, and TDCJ contracts require USDA grade certification (Grade A or B) and compliance with federal food safety standards. School district contracts typically run annual terms (July 1 through June 30) with firm pricing for the contract period and delivery to multiple school sites; TDCJ cafeteria contracts run multi-year terms with optional renewals and allow for price adjustments based on manufacturer price lists or tariff changes. MBE and CBE certifications apply in Bridgeport, and Texas SmartBuy administrative fees (1.5 percent) apply to TDCJ purchases.