UNSPSC 50325707: Dried flavor fall plucot

The variety of plucots known as flavor fall plucot that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50325707 Dried flavor fall plucot, a Commodity code, represents a niche product category within state and local procurement for school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations. The recent solicitations under this code reveal that state and local governments actually buy dried stone fruits and specialty produce items—such as dried prunes and fresh plucots—as components of larger food-service contracts serving school districts, correctional facilities, and other public institutions. The actual procurement activity centers on bulk dried or fresh fruit products meeting USDA grade standards and specific packaging requirements, often bundled within broader commodity or food-supply RFPs and IFBs rather than solicited in isolation. Issuing bodies include state departments (Georgia, Texas), county school boards (Hancock County, Georgia), city boards of education (Bridgeport, Connecticut), and state correctional agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice). School nutrition programs and institutional food service operations dominate the customer base.

Recent opportunities span Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF in May 2026 for cafeteria food products with a response deadline of May 4, 2026, covering approximately 382 line items including fresh and frozen fruits for delivery to six TDCJ distribution points across Texas with firm fixed pricing and a contract term through August 31, 2027 plus two optional one-year renewals. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited fresh produce under IFB #SN002-2027 with a June 26, 2026 response date, specifying over 200 line items including specialty fruits alongside standard produce for delivery to three school sites under a July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 contract period with Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic content in processed products. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut requested commodity bids due June 26, 2026 for the Board of Education Nutrition Center covering 115 line items of produce and protein products with firm fixed pricing through June 30, 2027 and MBE/CBE certifications applicable under city ordinance. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice also issued Bid No. IW236532 for whole, pitted, dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality, 60-70 count size, with a minimum order of 1,400 boxes per delivery area, though that solicitation carried a past-due response date.