UNSPSC 50325718: Dried flavorosa plucot

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

UNSPSC 50325718 Dried flavorosa plucot, a Commodity code, covers whole dried stone fruits procured primarily by school nutrition programs and correctional facilities to supply cafeteria operations and student meal service. State and local governments buying under this code source dried fruits as component ingredients in meal planning, with recent solicitations emphasizing USDA grade certification, domestic content compliance under Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic ingredients for processed products), and delivery to multiple distribution points on firm fixed pricing. Issuing bodies include county boards of education, city education departments, state departments, and state correctional departments. School districts dominate the activity, with nutrition programs explicitly seeking diverse dried fruit offerings alongside fresh produce, frozen proteins, and prepared foods to meet federal nutrition standards and lunch program requirements.

Geographic activity centers on the South and Southwest, with recent opportunities from Hancock County Schools in Georgia (Sparta), the City of Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut (New Haven area), the State of Georgia, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice across multiple Texas locations. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education IFB #SN002-2027 (posted June 10, 2026, due June 26, 2026) for fresh produce and specialty items across over 200 line items with delivery to three school sites for the 2026–27 school year, and Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts IFB No. 304T-26-300CF on behalf of TDCJ (posted May 4, 2026, due May 4, 2026, with prior extension via Addendum No. 2) covering approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products including dried fruits for distribution to six TDCJ warehouse locations across Texas on FOB Destination terms. A separate TDCJ solicitation (Bid No. IW236532, April 2026) specifically addressed whole pitted dried prunes in 60–70 count size, 25-pound boxes, with U.S. Grade B certification, highlighting niche dried-fruit procurement within correctional food service.